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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 35

Columbus Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 78 species recorded across 33 survey years, still active.

78Species 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 →
33Years 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
2Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Columbus

Top 40 of 78 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 DoveColumbidae752025-3%1994
House SparrowPasseridae322025+89%1994
Western KingbirdTyrannidae252025-13%1994
White-winged DoveColumbidae192025+339%1994
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae172025-24%1994
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae142025-68%1994
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae142025+360%2004
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae132025+50%1994
Black-necked StiltRecurvirostridae122025+225%2006
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae112024-67%1994
Rock PigeonColumbidae112025-29%2005
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae102025n/an/a
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae92025+90%1994
Northern MockingbirdMimidae72025-64%1994
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae52025-50%1994
House FinchFringillidae52025+247%1994
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae52024-48%1994
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae52024+67%1998
Cinnamon TealAnatidae52019-17%1997
KilldeerCharadriidae42025-21%1994
Horned LarkAlaudidae42025-67%1994
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae42025-14%1994
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42025+0%1994
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae41993n/an/a
Black PhoebeTyrannidae41999n/an/a
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae32024+25%2006
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32025+118%1994
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae32025-51%1994
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae32025-80%1994
VerdinRemizidae32025-58%1994
Bell's VireoVireonidae32024+67%2022
Burrowing OwlStrigidae22024-33%1994
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae22024+50%1996
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae22025-37%1994
Scott's OrioleIcteridae22024-62%1994
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae22022-84%1994
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae22024+83%1995
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae22025+17%1995
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22025+50%2022
Common YellowthroatParulidae22003+33%1997

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