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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 16

Gallinas Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 130 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.

130Species 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Gallinas

Top 40 of 130 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 RobinTurdidae432024-21%1994
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae402024+14%1994
Spotted TowheePasserellidae202024+10%1994
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae192024+37%1994
Virginia's WarblerParulidae172021+80%1994
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae152024+4%1994
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae142021-40%1994
Western TanagerCardinalidae142024+97%1994
Grace's WarblerParulidae122021+105%1994
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae112024+55%1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae102024-11%1994
Warbling VireoVireonidae102024+39%1994
Pygmy NuthatchSittidae102024+11%1994
Northern MockingbirdMimidae82021+150%1997
Rock PigeonColumbidae81995+167%1994
Juniper TitmouseParidae72021+233%1997
Steller's JayCorvidae62024-33%1994
American CrowCorvidae62024-20%1994
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae62024-40%1994
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae62024+12%1994
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae52021-83%1994
Pine SiskinFringillidae52024-15%1994
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae52024+100%2001
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae42021-30%1994
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae42021+29%1994
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae42021-14%1994
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae42024+11%1994
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae42021-44%1994
Yellow WarblerParulidae42021+33%2000
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae42024-53%1994
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae42021-47%1997
GadwallAnatidae42012n/an/a
MallardAnatidae32021+33%1997
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae32021-14%1999
Western KingbirdTyrannidae32021+14%1994
Common RavenCorvidae32024-59%1994
European StarlingSturnidae32017-77%1994
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32024-75%1994
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae32024+50%1995
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32021-10%1994

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