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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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 77 species recorded across 7 survey years, no longer active.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 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 →
7Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–1999Span
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Bird Species Found on New Mexico Stinking Lk.

Top 40 of 77 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Stinking Lk. 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
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae601999-29%1995
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae431999-18%1995
American CrowCorvidae381999+159%1996
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae351999+195%1995
European StarlingSturnidae301999-49%1996
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae231999+17%1995
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae231999+20%1995
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae191999-17%1995
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae171999-14%1995
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae121999-17%1995
Pinyon JayCorvidae121998n/an/a
Mourning DoveColumbidae111999-11%1995
GadwallAnatidae101996-9%1994
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae81996+167%1994
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae71999+33%1995
Common RavenCorvidae71999+39%1995
Mountain ChickadeeParidae71999+29%1995
Western BluebirdTurdidae71999-35%1995
Pine SiskinFringillidae61997+20%1992
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae61999+39%1995
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae61999+40%1995
House FinchFringillidae51999+400%1992
Barn SwallowHirundinidae51999+56%1995
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae51999+44%1995
Virginia's WarblerParulidae51999+250%1995
American RobinTurdidae51999-18%1995
Horned LarkAlaudidae51994n/an/a
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae51999+75%1995
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae51997+400%1995
Eared GrebePodicipedidae41996-92%1992
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae41999-17%1995
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae41999+33%1995
Hermit ThrushTurdidae41999-30%1995
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae41999-68%1995
Canada GooseAnatidae31999-46%1995
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae31999-39%1995
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae31999-56%1995
Red CrossbillFringillidae31992n/an/a
American AvocetRecurvirostridae31997+200%1994
Sage ThrasherMimidae31999-27%1996

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