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 Recorded
51Years Surveyed
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.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 47 | 2024 | +143% | 1970 | |
| Lesser Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 47 | 2024 | +297% | 1970 | |
| Black-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 46 | 2024 | +129% | 1970 | |
| Gambel's Quail | Odontophoridae | 35 | 2024 | 12× | 1970 | |
| Scaled Quail | Odontophoridae | 27 | 2024 | +10% | 1970 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 27 | 2024 | +133% | 1970 | |
| Chihuahuan Raven | Corvidae | 25 | 2024 | +247% | 1970 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 23 | 2024 | +60% | 1979 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 19 | 2024 | -22% | 1970 | |
| Cactus Wren | Troglodytidae | 19 | 2024 | +61% | 1970 | |
| Scott's Oriole | Icteridae | 15 | 2024 | -7% | 1970 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 13 | 2023 | +50% | 2009 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 12 | 2024 | -63% | 1970 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 12 | 2024 | +117% | 1970 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 9 | 2024 | -14% | 1970 | |
| Chihuahuan Meadowlark | Icteridae | 7 | 2024 | -72% | 1970 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2024 | +533% | 1987 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 7 | 2024 | -50% | 1973 | |
| Lucy's Warbler | Parulidae | 7 | 2021 | +140% | 2006 | |
| Black-chinned Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 1974 | n/a | n/a | |
| White-winged Dove | Columbidae | 6 | 2024 | +300% | 2000 | |
| Swainson's Hawk | Accipitridae | 5 | 2024 | -56% | 1970 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 5 | 2024 | -40% | 1970 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2024 | -13% | 1979 | |
| Common Poorwill | Caprimulgidae | 5 | 2024 | +250% | 1981 | |
| Lesser Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 5 | 2024 | +75% | 1992 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 4 | 2024 | -9% | 1970 | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2024 | +267% | 1973 | |
| Pyrrhuloxia | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2024 | +267% | 1990 | |
| Great Horned Owl | Strigidae | 4 | 2024 | +100% | 1995 | |
| Mexican Duck | Anatidae | 4 | 2009 | +50% | 2006 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 3 | 2024 | -49% | 1970 | |
| Curve-billed Thrasher | Mimidae | 3 | 2024 | +17% | 1973 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 3 | 2024 | -46% | 1977 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2006 | +0% | 2003 | |
| Cassin's Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2022 | -50% | 1970 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 2 | 2022 | +22% | 1977 | |
| Golden Eagle | Accipitridae | 2 | 2019 | +33% | 1979 | |
| Canyon Wren | Troglodytidae | 2 | 2007 | +100% | 1983 | |
| Violet-green Swallow | Hirundinidae | 2 | 2014 | +100% | 1974 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.