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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 25 survey years, still 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 →
25Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1998–2024Span
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 SparrowPasserellidae722024+129%2000
Northern MockingbirdMimidae262024+155%2000
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae172024+92%2000
Horned LarkAlaudidae172024-19%2000
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae152024+66%2000
Mourning DoveColumbidae132024+5%2000
American CrowCorvidae132013n/an/a
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae112024+475%2006
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae92024+91%2000
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae72024+157%2000
House FinchFringillidae62024+33%2000
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae62024+33%2000
Common RavenCorvidae52024+60%2000
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae52021-33%2001
Rock WrenTroglodytidae42024-50%2000
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae42024-17%2010
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae42022+60%2007
Lark BuntingPasserellidae42007n/an/a
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae32024-14%2000
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae31998n/an/a
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
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae22024-33%2000
Lark SparrowPasserellidae22015-29%2004
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
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae12024-55%2000
Western KingbirdTyrannidae12024+0%2000
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae12024-64%2007
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae12024-25%2000
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae12017+0%2012
Spotted TowheePasserellidae12019-70%2000

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