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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 34

Vicks Peak Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.

98Species 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 →
31Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Vicks Peak

Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Vicks Peak 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
Northern MockingbirdMimidae242024-40%1994
Spotted TowheePasserellidae162024-61%1994
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae82024-51%1994
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae82024-45%1994
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae72024-45%1994
Rock WrenTroglodytidae72024-32%1994
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae71999+60%1993
White-throated SwiftApodidae72022-41%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae62024+136%1994
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62024-56%1994
House FinchFringillidae52024-65%1994
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae52024-56%1994
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42024+100%2001
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae42023+100%1994
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae42024+25%1995
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae32024-38%1994
Scott's OrioleIcteridae32023-43%1994
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae31992n/an/a
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae32024-43%1994
Turkey VultureCathartidae32024-76%1996
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae31994n/an/a
Virginia's WarblerParulidae32008+0%1996
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22024-20%1994
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae22024+0%1993
Horned LarkAlaudidae22008-56%1994
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae22014-50%2008
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22023-20%1994
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae22024-33%1994
Lark SparrowPasserellidae22016-73%1994
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae22021-13%1995
Grace's WarblerParulidae22021-75%1994
House SparrowPasseridae21992n/an/a
Bridled TitmouseParidae22018-17%1999
Mountain ChickadeeParidae22023+20%1994
BushtitAegithalidae22024-82%1995
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae22023+80%1995
Pinyon JayCorvidae22008+144%1997
PhainopeplaPtiliogonatidae21996+100%1993
Canyon WrenTroglodytidae22024-62%1995
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae22016+100%1993

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