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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 16

Gallo Arroyo Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 53 species recorded across 23 survey years, still active.

53Species 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 →
23Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1996–2021Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Gallo Arroyo

Top 40 of 53 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Gallo Arroyo 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
Northern MockingbirdMimidae262021-48%1999
Horned LarkAlaudidae222021-74%1999
Turkey VultureCathartidae192021-42%1999
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae162019-33%1999
Mourning DoveColumbidae92021-27%2000
House FinchFringillidae82018-19%2001
Pinyon JayCorvidae52002n/an/a
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae42021+0%1999
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae42021-68%1999
Lark BuntingPasserellidae42007+167%1999
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae32019+20%2000
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32021+0%1999
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae32021-8%1999
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae32021+80%2000
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae22015+33%2005
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae22019-25%1999
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae22018-69%1999
KilldeerCharadriidae22016+0%2003
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae22021+20%2001
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae22019+367%2003
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22018-44%2002
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae22019-76%2005
Scott's OrioleIcteridae22018+33%2012
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae22018-54%2007
Canyon TowheePasserellidae22018+40%2009
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae22011+100%2008
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae11996n/an/a
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae12019-43%1999
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae12021-83%1999
Lark SparrowPasserellidae12021-25%1999
Rock WrenTroglodytidae12021+0%2000
Ferruginous HawkAccipitridae12014+0%2008
Prairie FalconFalconidae12013+0%1999
Barn SwallowHirundinidae12021-67%2001
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae12016+0%2009
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae12015+0%2001
Western KingbirdTyrannidae12018+100%2005
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae12001n/an/a
House SparrowPasseridae12021-50%2002
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae12015+0%2003

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