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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 16

Shiprock Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 58 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.

58Species RecordedSpecies recordedDistinct species detected on standard-protocol BBS runs here across all years on record — a measure of survey breadth, not a complete checklist.Full methodology →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1995–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on New Mexico Shiprock

Top 40 of 58 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Shiprock route.
Recent countThe raw number of individuals recorded on this route in its most recent survey year. A single-route tally, not a trend.Full methodology →TrendPercent change in the route-weighted abundance index between a smoothed baseline window and the most recent one. It tracks direction, not absolute population.Full methodology →Baseline yearThe first year of the smoothed window the trend is measured from. An earlier baseline means a longer record stands behind the number.Full methodology →History
Horned LarkAlaudidae642024-49%1997
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae242024-66%1997
House SparrowPasseridae122023+367%2015
Common RavenCorvidae82024-46%1997
Canada GooseAnatidae81996n/an/a
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae62015-20%1999
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae52024-61%1997
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae32023-58%1997
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae32003+250%1997
Turkey VultureCathartidae32023-11%2007
Lark SparrowPasserellidae22024-41%1997
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae21999+100%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae22024+20%1999
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae22011+67%1999
European StarlingSturnidae21998n/an/a
Northern MockingbirdMimidae22024-60%2000
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae22000+100%1999
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae22017+0%2016
Rock PigeonColumbidae22018n/an/a
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae22022n/an/a
MallardAnatidae11995n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae12017-25%1997
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae12024+50%2009
American KestrelFalconidae12016-50%1998
Burrowing OwlStrigidae12022+0%1997
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae12024+11%1997
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae12005-10%1998
Barn SwallowHirundinidae12022-77%1997
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae12023+0%2000
Rock WrenTroglodytidae12024+73%1997
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae11997+0%1996
American CootRallidae12018-33%1997
Western KingbirdTyrannidae12024-17%2004
House FinchFringillidae12024-22%1999
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae12024+33%2004
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae12024-25%2008
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae12024+0%2002
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae12015-50%2000
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae11997n/an/a
Common YellowthroatParulidae12019-33%1999

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.