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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 18

Hobbs Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 65 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.

65Species 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 →
1994–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Hobbs

Top 40 of 65 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Hobbs 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 DoveColumbidae1102024+287%1997
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae84202411×1997
House SparrowPasseridae822024+84%1997
Rock PigeonColumbidae812024+337%1998
Western KingbirdTyrannidae702024+84%1997
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae522024+586%1999
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae372024-4%1997
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae262024-11%1997
Northern MockingbirdMimidae252024-11%1997
Turkey VultureCathartidae212024+8%1998
Lark SparrowPasserellidae212024+45%1997
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae142024-22%1997
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae142024+233%2006
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae132024+170%1998
House FinchFringillidae122024-67%1997
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae112024+139%1997
European StarlingSturnidae92024-76%1997
KilldeerCharadriidae72024+73%1997
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae62024+280%1997
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae62024+700%1999
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae52024-36%2000
Horned LarkAlaudidae42024-81%1997
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42024-77%1997
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae42011+250%2008
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae32024-84%1997
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae32024-73%1997
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae32024-79%1997
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae31994n/an/a
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae32024-75%1999
MallardAnatidae32016-50%2006
DickcisselCardinalidae32015n/an/a
American KestrelFalconidae22024-77%1998
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae22023-79%2013
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae21995n/an/a
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22018+33%2016
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae22024+33%1999
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae22024+129%1998
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae21995n/an/a
Burrowing OwlStrigidae22019+0%2001
American AvocetRecurvirostridae22013+100%2005

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