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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 16

Vallecitos Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 101 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.

101Species 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 →
29Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Vallecitos

Top 40 of 101 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Vallecitos 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
Warbling VireoVireonidae332024-31%1996
Western TanagerCardinalidae322024-16%1996
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae222024-39%1996
Hermit ThrushTurdidae192024-31%1996
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae152024-2%1996
American RobinTurdidae122024-52%1996
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae112024-25%1996
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae92024-30%1998
Western BluebirdTurdidae92018+75%1996
Grace's WarblerParulidae72024-40%1996
Virginia's WarblerParulidae62024-69%1996
Common RavenCorvidae52024+6%1996
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae52023-53%1997
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae52024-19%1996
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae52024-21%1996
Canada GooseAnatidae52010+400%2005
Steller's JayCorvidae42024-69%1996
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae42024+100%2008
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42024+60%1996
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae42024-17%1996
Pygmy NuthatchSittidae42024-56%1997
Mountain ChickadeeParidae42024-68%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae32024+150%1998
Spotted TowheePasserellidae32024-68%1996
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae32007+0%1995
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae32024-52%1996
Townsend's SolitaireTurdidae32023-20%1996
Green-winged TealAnatidae32007n/an/a
Red-naped SapsuckerPicidae22022+33%1997
White-throated SwiftApodidae22016-14%1996
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae22024-54%1996
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae22024-30%1997
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae22013+0%1996
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae22024+16%1996
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae22024-61%1997
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae22024-83%1996
American KestrelFalconidae22005+100%1997
Common GrackleIcteridae22001-87%1998
Dusky GrousePhasianidae21999n/an/a
Yellow WarblerParulidae22023+100%1999

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