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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 29 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 →
29Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1995–2025Span
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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 LarkAlaudidae952025-37%1997
Common RavenCorvidae142025-23%1997
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae132025+350%2009
House SparrowPasseridae122023+367%2015
Northern MockingbirdMimidae92025+20%2000
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae82025-66%1997
Canada GooseAnatidae81996n/an/a
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae62025-66%1997
House FinchFringillidae62025+11%1999
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae62015-20%1999
Rock WrenTroglodytidae52025+91%1997
Lark SparrowPasserellidae42025-53%1997
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32025-65%1997
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae32003+250%1997
Mourning DoveColumbidae32025+40%1999
Turkey VultureCathartidae32023-11%2007
MallardAnatidae22025+100%1995
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae22025+11%1997
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae22025+67%2004
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae21999+100%1996
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae22011+67%1999
European StarlingSturnidae21998n/an/a
Sage ThrasherMimidae22025+25%2000
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae22025+100%1999
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae22025+33%2014
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae22017+0%2016
Rock PigeonColumbidae22018n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae12017-25%1997
American KestrelFalconidae12016-50%1998
Burrowing OwlStrigidae12025-38%1997
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae12005-10%1998
Barn SwallowHirundinidae12022-77%1997
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae12025+0%2000
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae11997+0%1996
American CootRallidae12018-33%1997
Western KingbirdTyrannidae12025-17%2004
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae12024-25%2008
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae12024+0%2002
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae12015-50%2000
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae11997n/an/a

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.