BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 16
Torreon Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 75 species recorded across 37 survey years, still active.
75Species Recorded
37Years Surveyed
1975–2024Span
11Observers
Bird Species Found on New Mexico Torreon
Top 40 of 75 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 59 | 2024 | -1% | 1978 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 25 | 2024 | -4% | 1978 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 24 | 2024 | -32% | 1978 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 16 | 2024 | +36% | 1978 | |
| Rock Wren | Troglodytidae | 14 | 2024 | -47% | 1978 | |
| Pinyon Jay | Corvidae | 13 | 2024 | -10% | 1978 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 12 | 2024 | +13% | 1978 | |
| Black-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 12 | 2024 | -32% | 1978 | |
| Sagebrush Sparrow | Passerellidae | 12 | 2024 | +9% | 1978 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 11 | 2024 | -73% | 1978 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 10 | 2024 | +95% | 1978 | |
| Cassin's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 10 | 2024 | +35% | 2015 | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 9 | 2024 | +75% | 1978 | |
| Sage Thrasher | Mimidae | 7 | 2024 | +140% | 1979 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 6 | 2024 | -40% | 1978 | |
| Mountain Bluebird | Turdidae | 6 | 2024 | -71% | 1978 | |
| Western Bluebird | Turdidae | 6 | 2023 | +43% | 1995 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 5 | 2024 | -35% | 1978 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2024 | +50% | 1987 | |
| Canyon Towhee | Passerellidae | 5 | 2024 | -14% | 1978 | |
| Chihuahuan Raven | Corvidae | 5 | 2013 | -41% | 2002 | |
| Scaled Quail | Odontophoridae | 4 | 2021 | +100% | 1987 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 4 | 2021 | -57% | 1988 | |
| Cassin's Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2024 | -48% | 1978 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2024 | +183% | 1979 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2021 | +0% | 2000 | |
| Spotted Towhee | Passerellidae | 3 | 2014 | -14% | 2002 | |
| Black-headed Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 3 | 1978 | n/a | n/a | |
| Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay | Corvidae | 3 | 2021 | +233% | 1999 | |
| Chihuahuan Meadowlark | Icteridae | 3 | 2017 | +450% | 2006 | |
| Lark Bunting | Passerellidae | 2 | 1975 | n/a | n/a | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 2 | 2022 | +46% | 1987 | |
| Prairie Falcon | Falconidae | 2 | 2008 | +50% | 1978 | |
| Violet-green Swallow | Hirundinidae | 2 | 2018 | +600% | 1995 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2024 | -72% | 1987 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 2 | 2024 | -69% | 1988 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 2 | 2024 | +33% | 1989 | |
| Curve-billed Thrasher | Mimidae | 2 | 2012 | -30% | 2000 | |
| Cooper's Hawk | Accipitridae | 2 | 2001 | n/a | n/a | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 2 | 2024 | +60% | 2015 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.