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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 35

Deming Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 50 species recorded across 5 survey years, no longer active.

50Species 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 →
5Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–1975Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Deming

Top 40 of 50 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Deming 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
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae831975+61%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae651975+225%1969
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae521975-3%1969
House SparrowPasseridae51197516×1969
Horned LarkAlaudidae431975+121%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae351975-17%1969
House FinchFringillidae321975+480%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae301975+275%1971
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae171975-38%1969
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae151975-18%1969
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae141974n/an/a
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae131975+46%1969
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae111974+200%1969
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae101969+67%1968
Western KingbirdTyrannidae91975+200%1971
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae71968n/an/a
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae71975-69%1969
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae61974n/an/a
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae51975n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae31975+150%1969
Scott's OrioleIcteridae31971-57%1968
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae31971n/an/a
American KestrelFalconidae21969+0%1968
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae21974+133%1969
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae21971+100%1968
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae21975+50%1969
Lark SparrowPasserellidae21975+0%1968
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae21971+0%1968
Canyon TowheePasserellidae21971-33%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae21975+100%1969
Golden EagleAccipitridae21974n/an/a
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae21975-71%1974
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae21974n/an/a
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae11971-50%1968
Turkey VultureCathartidae11974-43%1969
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae11975-56%1969
Burrowing OwlStrigidae11971-80%1968
Common RavenCorvidae11968n/an/a
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae11975+0%1969
Bendire's ThrasherMimidae11971-67%1968

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