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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 35

Engle Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 40 species recorded across 7 survey years, no longer active.

40Species 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 →
7Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1979–1989Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Engle

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

Species recorded on the Engle 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae611988+462%1981
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae421989n/an/a
Northern MockingbirdMimidae261989+36%1981
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae241989-61%1981
Western KingbirdTyrannidae151989-48%1981
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae81989+169%1981
Scott's OrioleIcteridae81988-25%1981
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae71989+600%1979
Crissal ThrasherMimidae71981+600%1979
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae61989-85%1981
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae51989+17%1981
Mourning DoveColumbidae41988-74%1981
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae31989+300%1981
Horned LarkAlaudidae31987+0%1980
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae31979n/an/a
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae21989+0%1981
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae21982-60%1979
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae21987+33%1980
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae21989-15%1982
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae21989+43%1981
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae21989-19%1981
VerdinRemizidae21982+100%1979
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae21988-33%1980
Rock WrenTroglodytidae21981n/an/a
Common RavenCorvidae21989+25%1987
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae21989n/an/a
Golden EagleAccipitridae11988+0%1979
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae11979n/an/a
House FinchFringillidae11989-68%1981
Canyon TowheePasserellidae11980-50%1979
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae11979n/an/a
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae11988+0%1981
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae11980n/an/a
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae11989-60%1982
Prairie FalconFalconidae11981n/an/a
Great Horned OwlStrigidae11987+0%1981
Burrowing OwlStrigidae11988+0%1981
Turkey VultureCathartidae11982n/an/a
American KestrelFalconidae11987n/an/a
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae11988-50%1987

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