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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 18

Farley Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 82 species recorded across 36 survey years, still active.

82Species 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 →
36Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1979–2025Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Farley

Top 40 of 82 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Farley 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
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae1672025+37%1981
Horned LarkAlaudidae1272025+41%1981
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae912025+193%1981
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae622025+215%1982
Lark SparrowPasserellidae372025+400%1982
Northern MockingbirdMimidae262025+396%1981
Lark BuntingPasserellidae232025+53%1987
Western KingbirdTyrannidae212025+15%1981
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae142025+136%1997
Common RavenCorvidae112025+60%1982
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae102025+490%1981
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae92025-46%1981
Mourning DoveColumbidae72025+29%1981
House FinchFringillidae62025+0%1981
Spotted TowheePasserellidae62024-7%1982
House SparrowPasseridae62024-50%1981
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae52025+15%1981
Western BluebirdTurdidae51989n/an/a
DickcisselCardinalidae52025-61%2015
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae42025-35%1981
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42025-60%1981
Rock WrenTroglodytidae42025-81%1981
Canyon TowheePasserellidae42025+100%1996
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae32014-20%1987
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32025+36%1982
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32025+43%1982
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32025+100%1988
American KestrelFalconidae32025-76%1987
Pinyon JayCorvidae31997n/an/a
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae32025+167%2004
KilldeerCharadriidae22018-69%1981
Mountain PloverCharadriidae22025-22%1981
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae22025+57%1981
Burrowing OwlStrigidae22025+500%1982
MallardAnatidae22010-29%1989
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae22016+280%1994
Townsend's SolitaireTurdidae21989+100%1987
Ferruginous HawkAccipitridae22017+17%1996
Golden EagleAccipitridae21999+100%1990
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae22024+33%2005

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