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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 35

Gage Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 86 species recorded across 51 survey years, still active.

86Species 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 →
51Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2024Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Gage

Top 40 of 86 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Gage 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae472024+143%1970
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae472024+297%1970
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae462024+129%1970
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae35202412×1970
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae272024+10%1970
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae272024+133%1970
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae252024+247%1970
Western KingbirdTyrannidae232024+60%1979
Northern MockingbirdMimidae192024-22%1970
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae192024+61%1970
Scott's OrioleIcteridae152024-7%1970
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae132023+50%2009
Horned LarkAlaudidae122024-63%1970
House FinchFringillidae122024+117%1970
House SparrowPasseridae92024-14%1970
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae72024-72%1970
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae72024+533%1987
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae72024-50%1973
Lucy's WarblerParulidae72021+140%2006
Black-chinned SparrowPasserellidae61974n/an/a
White-winged DoveColumbidae62024+300%2000
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae52024-56%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52024-40%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52024-13%1979
Common PoorwillCaprimulgidae52024+250%1981
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae52024+75%1992
Turkey VultureCathartidae42024-9%1970
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae42024+267%1973
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae42024+267%1990
Great Horned OwlStrigidae42024+100%1995
Mexican DuckAnatidae42009+50%2006
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae32024-49%1970
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae32024+17%1973
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae32024-46%1977
Lark SparrowPasserellidae32006+0%2003
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae22022-50%1970
European StarlingSturnidae22022+22%1977
Golden EagleAccipitridae22019+33%1979
Canyon WrenTroglodytidae22007+100%1983
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae22014+100%1974

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