BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 35
Escondida Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 75 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.
75Species Recorded
25Years Surveyed
1998–2024Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on New Mexico Escondida
Top 40 of 75 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 72 | 2024 | +129% | 2000 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 26 | 2024 | +155% | 2000 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 17 | 2024 | +92% | 2000 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 17 | 2024 | -19% | 2000 | |
| Chihuahuan Meadowlark | Icteridae | 15 | 2024 | +66% | 2000 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 13 | 2024 | +5% | 2000 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 13 | 2013 | n/a | n/a | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 11 | 2024 | +475% | 2006 | |
| Scaled Quail | Odontophoridae | 9 | 2024 | +91% | 2000 | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2024 | +157% | 2000 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 6 | 2024 | +33% | 2000 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 6 | 2024 | +33% | 2000 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 5 | 2024 | +60% | 2000 | |
| Cassin's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2021 | -33% | 2001 | |
| Rock Wren | Troglodytidae | 4 | 2024 | -50% | 2000 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 4 | 2024 | -17% | 2010 | |
| Chihuahuan Raven | Corvidae | 4 | 2022 | +60% | 2007 | |
| Lark Bunting | Passerellidae | 4 | 2007 | n/a | n/a | |
| Gambel's Quail | Odontophoridae | 3 | 2024 | -14% | 2000 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 3 | 1998 | n/a | n/a | |
| Lucy's Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2016 | +200% | 1998 | |
| Cactus Wren | Troglodytidae | 3 | 2023 | +100% | 2014 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2014 | n/a | n/a | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 2 | 2024 | -33% | 2000 | |
| Black-chinned Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 2 | 2023 | +0% | 2000 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 2 | 2023 | -64% | 2000 | |
| Bewick's Wren | Troglodytidae | 2 | 2024 | -33% | 2000 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2015 | -29% | 2004 | |
| Western Screech-Owl | Strigidae | 2 | 2008 | n/a | n/a | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 2 | 2023 | +100% | 2017 | |
| White-winged Dove | Columbidae | 1 | 2024 | -25% | 2002 | |
| American Barn Owl | Tytonidae | 1 | 2003 | -50% | 1998 | |
| Greater Roadrunner | Cuculidae | 1 | 2024 | +0% | 2015 | |
| Ladder-backed Woodpecker | Picidae | 1 | 2019 | +0% | 1999 | |
| Lesser Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 1 | 2024 | -55% | 2000 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 1 | 2024 | +0% | 2000 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 1 | 2024 | -64% | 2007 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 1 | 2024 | -25% | 2000 | |
| Lesser Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 1 | 2017 | +0% | 2012 | |
| Spotted Towhee | Passerellidae | 1 | 2019 | -70% | 2000 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.