BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 16
Stinking Lk. Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 77 species recorded across 7 survey years, no longer active.
77Species Recorded
7Years Surveyed
1992–1999Span
1Observers
Bird Species Found on New Mexico Stinking Lk.
Top 40 of 77 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 60 | 1999 | -29% | 1995 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 43 | 1999 | -18% | 1995 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 38 | 1999 | +159% | 1996 | |
| Black-billed Magpie | Corvidae | 35 | 1999 | +195% | 1995 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 30 | 1999 | -49% | 1996 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 23 | 1999 | +17% | 1995 | |
| Green-tailed Towhee | Passerellidae | 23 | 1999 | +20% | 1995 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 19 | 1999 | -17% | 1995 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 17 | 1999 | -14% | 1995 | |
| Brewer's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 12 | 1999 | -17% | 1995 | |
| Pinyon Jay | Corvidae | 12 | 1998 | n/a | n/a | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 11 | 1999 | -11% | 1995 | |
| Gadwall | Anatidae | 10 | 1996 | -9% | 1994 | |
| Pied-billed Grebe | Podicipedidae | 8 | 1996 | +167% | 1994 | |
| Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay | Corvidae | 7 | 1999 | +33% | 1995 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 7 | 1999 | +39% | 1995 | |
| Mountain Chickadee | Paridae | 7 | 1999 | +29% | 1995 | |
| Western Bluebird | Turdidae | 7 | 1999 | -35% | 1995 | |
| Pine Siskin | Fringillidae | 6 | 1997 | +20% | 1992 | |
| Black-headed Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 6 | 1999 | +39% | 1995 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 6 | 1999 | +40% | 1995 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 5 | 1999 | +400% | 1992 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 1999 | +56% | 1995 | |
| Plumbeous Vireo | Vireonidae | 5 | 1999 | +44% | 1995 | |
| Virginia's Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 1999 | +250% | 1995 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 5 | 1999 | -18% | 1995 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 5 | 1994 | n/a | n/a | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 1999 | +75% | 1995 | |
| Lesser Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 5 | 1997 | +400% | 1995 | |
| Eared Grebe | Podicipedidae | 4 | 1996 | -92% | 1992 | |
| Cassin's Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 4 | 1999 | -17% | 1995 | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 4 | 1999 | +33% | 1995 | |
| Hermit Thrush | Turdidae | 4 | 1999 | -30% | 1995 | |
| Mountain Bluebird | Turdidae | 4 | 1999 | -68% | 1995 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 3 | 1999 | -46% | 1995 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 3 | 1999 | -39% | 1995 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 3 | 1999 | -56% | 1995 | |
| Red Crossbill | Fringillidae | 3 | 1992 | n/a | n/a | |
| American Avocet | Recurvirostridae | 3 | 1997 | +200% | 1994 | |
| Sage Thrasher | Mimidae | 3 | 1999 | -27% | 1996 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.