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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 16

Valencia Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 85 species recorded across 30 survey years, no longer active.

85Species 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 →
30Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–1997Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Valencia

Top 40 of 85 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Valencia 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae961997+511%1975
House SparrowPasseridae691997+431%1970
European StarlingSturnidae611997-2%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae411997+28%1970
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae301997+85%1970
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae251997+309%1973
Northern MockingbirdMimidae201997-14%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae181997+75%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae161997-56%1970
House FinchFringillidae141997+58%1970
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae121997+57%1973
Horned LarkAlaudidae101997-49%1970
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae101997+213%1990
Western KingbirdTyrannidae91997-47%1972
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae81997+89%1970
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae71997-23%1990
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae61997-21%1972
Common GrackleIcteridae61997-24%1972
American RobinTurdidae51997-25%1970
American KestrelFalconidae41997-53%1970
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae41995+380%1989
American AvocetRecurvirostridae41991n/an/a
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae31997+30%1970
Canada GooseAnatidae31996+200%1969
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae31997+175%1981
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae31997+17%1980
American CootRallidae31989n/an/a
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae31991n/an/a
White-throated SwiftApodidae31994n/an/a
Snowy EgretArdeidae21982-55%1970
Black-crowned Night HeronArdeidae21996-50%1972
KilldeerCharadriidae21997+14%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae21994-91%1970
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae21997+17%1970
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae21968n/an/a
Turkey VultureCathartidae21997+75%1971
Golden EagleAccipitridae21987+50%1984
MallardAnatidae21997+78%1978
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae21997-25%1991
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae21991-58%1974

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