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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 35

Hatchet Peak Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 72 species recorded across 33 survey years, still active.

72Species 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 →
33Years 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 Hatchet Peak

Top 40 of 72 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Hatchet Peak 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 DoveColumbidae362025+64%1994
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae312025-57%1994
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae262025+258%1994
Western KingbirdTyrannidae142025+0%1994
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae122025-17%1994
Scott's OrioleIcteridae122025+0%1994
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae122025-25%1994
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae92025-52%1994
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae92025-66%1994
White-throated SwiftApodidae82023-12%2001
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae72025-11%1994
House FinchFringillidae72025+76%1994
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae72024-39%1994
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae62025+259%1994
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae62022-88%1994
Lucy's WarblerParulidae52025+360%1994
Northern MockingbirdMimidae52025-73%1994
Horned LarkAlaudidae42025-66%1994
VerdinRemizidae42023-53%1994
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32025-39%1994
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32025+4%1994
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32025-65%1994
Common RavenCorvidae32025+100%2002
White-winged DoveColumbidae32024+20%2004
Black-tailed GnatcatcherPolioptilidae32025+150%2010
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae22025-83%1994
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae22024+33%1999
European StarlingSturnidae21994+100%1992
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae22025-50%1994
KilldeerCharadriidae22025+25%2000
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae22024-33%1995
House SparrowPasseridae22023-22%1995
Golden EagleAccipitridae22002+100%1994
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae22025+75%1997
Crissal ThrasherMimidae22023-33%1997
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae22005-40%2001
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae22024+75%2002
Burrowing OwlStrigidae22003n/an/a
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae22024-13%2008
Mexican DuckAnatidae22016n/an/a

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