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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 18

Variadero Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 86 species recorded across 26 survey years, still active.

86Species 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 →
26Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2022Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Variadero

Top 40 of 86 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Variadero 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
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae752022+38%1996
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae662022+44%1996
Northern MockingbirdMimidae622022+4%1996
Lark SparrowPasserellidae392022+10%1996
Western KingbirdTyrannidae312022+140%1996
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae232022-58%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae222022+106%1996
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae212022+135%1996
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae172022+717%1996
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae172022+17%1996
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae152022+89%2003
Common RavenCorvidae132021+300%1996
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae102021+165%1996
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae102022+129%1996
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae92022-11%1996
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82022-5%1996
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae82022+0%1996
Turkey VultureCathartidae62022+60%1998
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae62021+70%1996
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae62022+36%1996
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62019+17%1996
Rock WrenTroglodytidae62022+22%1996
House FinchFringillidae62022+143%1999
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae52022+100%1998
DickcisselCardinalidae52017+400%2016
BushtitAegithalidae42021+125%2005
Common GrackleIcteridae42008+100%2003
Rufous-crowned SparrowPasserellidae32022+100%1996
Canyon TowheePasserellidae32022+14%1996
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae32021+475%1998
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae22022-25%1996
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae22015+25%1996
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22010+100%1995
Pinyon JayCorvidae22021-71%2000
European StarlingSturnidae22014-50%1996
Burrowing OwlStrigidae22018+20%2002
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae22018+25%2000
Summer TanagerCardinalidae22018+33%2004
Scott's OrioleIcteridae22018+33%2013
Rock PigeonColumbidae22015+100%2009

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