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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 35

Columbus Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 76 species recorded across 32 survey years, still active.

76Species 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 →
1992–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Columbus

Top 40 of 76 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Columbus 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 DoveColumbidae872024-17%1994
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae392024+57%1994
White-winged DoveColumbidae342024+411%1994
House SparrowPasseridae302024+81%1994
Western KingbirdTyrannidae282024-25%1994
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae192024+70%1994
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae182024+0%1994
House FinchFringillidae182024+353%1994
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae162024+136%1994
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae122024-37%1994
Black-necked StiltRecurvirostridae122024+88%2006
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae112024-37%1994
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae112024-67%1994
Northern MockingbirdMimidae112024-51%1994
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae102024-62%1994
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae82024+350%2004
KilldeerCharadriidae72024+42%1994
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae62024-39%1994
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae52024-48%1994
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae52024+67%1998
Cinnamon TealAnatidae52019-17%1997
Rock PigeonColumbidae52024-55%2005
Horned LarkAlaudidae42024-65%1994
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae41993n/an/a
Black PhoebeTyrannidae41999n/an/a
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae32024+25%2006
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae32024-86%1994
Bell's VireoVireonidae32024+67%2022
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae22024-67%1994
American KestrelFalconidae22024-17%1999
Burrowing OwlStrigidae22024-33%1994
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae22024+50%1996
Scott's OrioleIcteridae22024-62%1994
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae22024-20%1994
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae22022-84%1994
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae22024-61%1994
VerdinRemizidae22024-58%1994
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae22024+83%1995
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae22024+0%1995
Common YellowthroatParulidae22003+33%1997

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