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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 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 →
37Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
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.

Species recorded on the Torreon 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 LarkAlaudidae592024-1%1978
House FinchFringillidae252024-4%1978
Northern MockingbirdMimidae242024-32%1978
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae162024+36%1978
Rock WrenTroglodytidae142024-47%1978
Pinyon JayCorvidae132024-10%1978
Common RavenCorvidae122024+13%1978
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae122024-32%1978
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae122024+9%1978
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae112024-73%1978
House SparrowPasseridae102024+95%1978
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae102024+35%2015
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae92024+75%1978
Sage ThrasherMimidae72024+140%1979
Mourning DoveColumbidae62024-40%1978
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae62024-71%1978
Western BluebirdTurdidae62023+43%1995
European StarlingSturnidae52024-35%1978
Lark SparrowPasserellidae52024+50%1987
Canyon TowheePasserellidae52024-14%1978
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae52013-41%2002
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae42021+100%1987
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae42021-57%1988
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae42024-48%1978
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae42024+183%1979
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42021+0%2000
Spotted TowheePasserellidae32014-14%2002
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae31978n/an/a
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae32021+233%1999
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae32017+450%2006
Lark BuntingPasserellidae21975n/an/a
Rock PigeonColumbidae22022+46%1987
Prairie FalconFalconidae22008+50%1978
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae22018+600%1995
Western KingbirdTyrannidae22024-72%1987
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22024-69%1988
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae22024+33%1989
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae22012-30%2000
Cooper's HawkAccipitridae22001n/an/a
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae22024+60%2015

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