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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 32 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 →
32Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2025Span
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
Spotted TowheePasserellidae92025-58%1994
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae82025-59%1994
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae82025-68%1994
House FinchFringillidae82025-50%1994
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae82025-62%1994
Northern MockingbirdMimidae82025-55%1994
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae71999+60%1993
White-throated SwiftApodidae72022-41%1996
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae62025-62%1994
Rock WrenTroglodytidae62025-24%1994
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae42025+80%1995
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae32024-38%1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae32025-5%1994
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32025+0%1995
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae31992n/an/a
Canyon TowheePasserellidae32025-55%1994
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae32025-65%1994
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae32025-50%1994
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae32025+38%1995
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
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae22025-88%1994
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae22025+83%2001
House SparrowPasseridae21992n/an/a
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae22025+125%1994
BushtitAegithalidae22024-82%1995
Pinyon JayCorvidae22008+144%1997
PhainopeplaPtiliogonatidae21996+100%1993
Canyon WrenTroglodytidae22024-62%1995
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae22016+100%1993
Pygmy NuthatchSittidae22025+14%2006
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae22025+67%1996
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae22024+25%1997

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