ABQjournal: New Mexico Species are Among 20 in Rapid Decline, Audubon Says, By Polly Summar, Journal Northern Bureau
In New Mexico, the top five common birds in decline during the past 40 years are:
1. the mountain chickadee, declined by 83 percent;
2. the horned lark, 81 percent;
3. the loggerhead shrike, 74 percent;
4. the Western meadowlark, 57 percent; and
5. the pinyon jay, 54 percent.
http://www.abqjournal.com/news/state/571447nm06-16-07.htm
National Audubon Society – Birds in Decline – Browse Species
List of Top 20 Common Birds in Decline
The following are the 20 common North American birds with the greatest population declines since 1967. [mjh: follow link below]
http://www.audubon.org/bird/stateofthebirds/CBID/browseSpecies.php