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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 35

Bitter Lake Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 74 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.

74Species 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 →
29Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2023Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Bitter Lake

Top 40 of 74 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Bitter Lake 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae502023+74%1996
Northern MockingbirdMimidae492023+26%1996
Western KingbirdTyrannidae422023+40%1996
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae31202316×1999
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae222023+169%1996
Rock PigeonColumbidae212023+600%2017
House SparrowPasseridae202023+428%1996
Burrowing OwlStrigidae142023+200%1996
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae142023+83%1996
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae112023+920%2007
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae92023+20%1996
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae92023+28%1996
Turkey VultureCathartidae72023-50%1996
European StarlingSturnidae7202221×1996
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae72023-87%1996
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae72017+350%2006
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae62023-47%1996
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae52023-61%1996
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae42023-13%1997
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42023-62%1996
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae42023-47%1996
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42022+67%2018
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32023+100%1998
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae32023+25%1997
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32022-85%1996
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32022+20%1996
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae32022+100%1999
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae32023+60%2005
KilldeerCharadriidae22022-83%1996
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae22016-67%1996
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae22019-25%1996
Horned LarkAlaudidae22023-80%1996
Common RavenCorvidae22023+350%2001
Lark SparrowPasserellidae22023-26%1996
MallardAnatidae22021-40%1996
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae21997n/an/a
Painted BuntingCardinalidae22023+33%2005
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae22005n/an/a
White-winged DoveColumbidae22023+220%2009
Harris's HawkAccipitridae22007n/an/a

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