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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 35

Escondida Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 75 species recorded across 26 survey years, no longer active.

75Species 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 →
26Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1998–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Escondida

Top 40 of 75 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Escondida 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
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae742025+130%2000
Northern MockingbirdMimidae202025+148%2000
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae142025+73%2000
American CrowCorvidae132013n/an/a
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae122025+5%2000
Horned LarkAlaudidae102025-6%2000
Common RavenCorvidae102025+120%2000
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae102025+83%2000
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae92025+575%2006
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae82025-18%2000
Western KingbirdTyrannidae72025+8%2000
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae52025+109%2000
Mourning DoveColumbidae52025-21%2000
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae52025-42%2001
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae42024-17%2010
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae42022+60%2007
Lark BuntingPasserellidae42007n/an/a
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae31998n/an/a
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae32025-55%2000
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae32025+143%2000
Lucy's WarblerParulidae32016+200%1998
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae32023+100%2014
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32014n/an/a
American KestrelFalconidae22024-33%2000
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae22023+0%2000
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22023-64%2000
Spotted TowheePasserellidae22025-60%2000
Turkey VultureCathartidae22025+100%2007
Western Screech-OwlStrigidae22008n/an/a
Yellow WarblerParulidae22023+100%2017
White-winged DoveColumbidae12024-25%2002
American Barn OwlTytonidae12003-50%1998
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae12024+0%2015
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae12019+0%1999
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae12024-64%2007
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae12025-25%2000
House FinchFringillidae12025-8%2000
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae12017+0%2012
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae12016+0%2006
Summer TanagerCardinalidae12018+50%1999

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