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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 16

Vallecitos Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 102 species recorded across 30 survey years, still active.

102Species 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 →
1994–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Vallecitos

Top 40 of 102 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 VireoVireonidae322025-22%1996
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae222025+12%1996
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae212025-14%1996
Pygmy NuthatchSittidae202025+44%1997
American RobinTurdidae142025-54%1996
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae122025-32%1996
Western TanagerCardinalidae122025-29%1996
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae92025-23%1996
Grace's WarblerParulidae82025-40%1996
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae72025-21%1998
Mourning DoveColumbidae62025+200%1998
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae62025-32%1996
Common RavenCorvidae52025-18%1996
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae52023-53%1997
Canada GooseAnatidae52010+400%2005
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae42025-5%1996
Virginia's WarblerParulidae42025-82%1996
Mountain ChickadeeParidae42025-78%1996
Hermit ThrushTurdidae42025-60%1996
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42025+100%2018
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae32007+0%1995
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae32025+0%1999
Townsend's SolitaireTurdidae32023-20%1996
Green-winged TealAnatidae32007n/an/a
Red-naped SapsuckerPicidae22022+33%1997
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae22024-54%1996
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae22025-20%1997
Steller's JayCorvidae22025-72%1996
Song SparrowPasserellidae22025-55%1996
Spotted TowheePasserellidae22025-82%1996
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae22013+0%1996
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae22025-56%1997
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae22025-58%1996
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae22025+0%2000
American KestrelFalconidae22005+100%1997
Common GrackleIcteridae22001-87%1998
Dusky GrousePhasianidae21999n/an/a
Yellow WarblerParulidae22023+100%1999
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae22004+0%2002
Brown CreeperCerthiidae22024+0%2004

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