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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 35

Hatchet Peak Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 71 species recorded across 32 survey years, still active.

71Species 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 →
32Years 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 Hatchet Peak

Top 40 of 71 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 DoveColumbidae632024+108%1994
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae342024-39%1994
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae332024+423%1994
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae292024-4%1994
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae192024-51%1994
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae172024+394%1994
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae142024-49%1994
Western KingbirdTyrannidae132024+8%1994
House FinchFringillidae122024+81%1994
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae112024-6%1994
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae112024+38%1994
Scott's OrioleIcteridae102024-16%1994
Northern MockingbirdMimidae102024-50%1994
White-throated SwiftApodidae82023-12%2001
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72024-35%1994
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae72024-39%1994
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae72024+26%1994
Lucy's WarblerParulidae72024+420%1994
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae62022-88%1994
Common PoorwillCaprimulgidae52024+25%2021
Horned LarkAlaudidae42024-56%1994
VerdinRemizidae42023-53%1994
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae32024+67%1994
White-winged DoveColumbidae32024+20%2004
Bell's VireoVireonidae32024+80%2008
Black-tailed GnatcatcherPolioptilidae32024+125%2010
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae22024+33%1999
European StarlingSturnidae21994+100%1992
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae22024-5%1994
Bendire's ThrasherMimidae22015+0%1995
KilldeerCharadriidae22024+0%2000
Common RavenCorvidae22005+50%1999
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae22024-33%1995
House SparrowPasseridae22023-22%1995
Golden EagleAccipitridae22002+100%1994
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae22024+0%2004
Crissal ThrasherMimidae22023-33%1997
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae22005-40%2001
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae22024+75%2002
Burrowing OwlStrigidae22003n/an/a

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