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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 35

Gage Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 88 species recorded across 52 survey years, still active.

88Species 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 →
52Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Gage

Top 40 of 88 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 DoveColumbidae322025+116%1970
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae232025+211%1970
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae20202512×1970
House FinchFringillidae152025+92%1970
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae142025+73%1970
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae132025+89%1970
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae132025+23%1970
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae122025+216%1970
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae92025-3%1970
Horned LarkAlaudidae82025-70%1970
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae82025+67%1981
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82025+8%1979
Scott's OrioleIcteridae72025+0%1970
Common PoorwillCaprimulgidae72025+250%1981
White-winged DoveColumbidae72025+400%2000
Black-chinned SparrowPasserellidae61974n/an/a
Northern MockingbirdMimidae52025-39%1970
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae52024+75%1992
Turkey VultureCathartidae42024-9%1970
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae42025-75%1970
Western KingbirdTyrannidae42025+43%1979
Great Horned OwlStrigidae42025+200%1995
Mexican DuckAnatidae42009+50%2006
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42025+80%2009
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae32025-70%1970
Bendire's ThrasherMimidae32025+0%1972
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae32024-46%1977
Lark SparrowPasserellidae32006+0%2003
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae22022-50%1970
European StarlingSturnidae22022+22%1977
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22025-52%1970
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae22025+200%1990
House SparrowPasseridae22025-23%1970
Golden EagleAccipitridae22019+33%1979
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22025-20%1992
Canyon WrenTroglodytidae22007+100%1983
KilldeerCharadriidae22025+0%1974
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae22025+100%1974
Bronzed CowbirdIcteridae22012+33%1992
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae22025-20%1985

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