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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 38 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 →
38Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1975–2025Span
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 LarkAlaudidae462025+3%1978
Northern MockingbirdMimidae462025+10%1978
House FinchFringillidae262025+13%1978
House SparrowPasseridae262025+170%1978
Rock WrenTroglodytidae202025-25%1978
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae172025-23%1978
Lark SparrowPasserellidae162025+140%1987
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae142025+350%1979
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae142025+28%1978
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae132025-60%1978
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae122025+100%1978
Common RavenCorvidae112025+73%1978
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae102025-50%1978
Turkey VultureCathartidae92025+267%1988
Sage ThrasherMimidae92025+260%1979
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae82025+12%1978
Mourning DoveColumbidae72025-28%1978
Pinyon JayCorvidae72025-38%1978
Western BluebirdTurdidae62023+43%1995
Canyon TowheePasserellidae52025+14%1978
Rock PigeonColumbidae52025+69%1987
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae52013-41%2002
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae42024-48%1978
Western KingbirdTyrannidae42025-61%1987
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42021+0%2000
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42025+100%2015
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae32025+167%1987
European StarlingSturnidae32025-47%1978
Spotted TowheePasserellidae32014-14%2002
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae31978n/an/a
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae32021+233%1999
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae32017+450%2006
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae32025-18%2015
American KestrelFalconidae22025+33%1978
Lark BuntingPasserellidae21975n/an/a
Prairie FalconFalconidae22008+50%1978
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae22018+600%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22025-62%1988
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22025+33%1989
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae22012-30%2000

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