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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 16

Gallinas Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 133 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.

133Species 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 →
29Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Gallinas

Top 40 of 133 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Gallinas 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
American RobinTurdidae502025-17%1994
Spotted TowheePasserellidae442025+21%1994
Western TanagerCardinalidae422025+155%1994
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae382025+11%1994
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae372025+53%1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae312025+55%1994
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae302025+8%1994
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae232025+21%1994
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae222025+46%1994
Turkey VultureCathartidae212025+317%1995
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae192025+189%1994
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae182025-13%1994
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae172025-42%1994
Common RavenCorvidae152025-34%1994
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae132025+118%1994
Warbling VireoVireonidae132025+13%1994
Virginia's WarblerParulidae122025+38%1994
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae112025-37%1994
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae112025-33%1994
Lewis's WoodpeckerPicidae82025+120%1998
Steller's JayCorvidae82025-23%1994
Rock PigeonColumbidae81995+167%1994
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae72025+214%1995
Northern MockingbirdMimidae72025+250%1997
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62025-45%1994
Grace's WarblerParulidae62025+63%1994
Mountain ChickadeeParidae62025-52%1994
BushtitAegithalidae62025+11%1997
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae52025-75%1994
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52025+10%1994
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae52025-33%1994
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae52025+180%2001
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae42025-12%1994
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae42025-33%1994
American CrowCorvidae42025-8%1994
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae42025+71%1994
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42025-62%1994
Pygmy NuthatchSittidae42025+0%1994
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae42021-47%1997
GadwallAnatidae42012n/an/a

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