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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 30 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 →
30Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2025Span
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
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae123202512×1997
House SparrowPasseridae1052025+98%1997
Western KingbirdTyrannidae842025+109%1997
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae792025+714%1999
Mourning DoveColumbidae552025+242%1997
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae392025-11%1997
Northern MockingbirdMimidae312025+12%1997
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae302025-29%1997
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae182025-52%1997
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae182025+167%2006
Horned LarkAlaudidae162025-76%1997
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae112025-77%1997
Turkey VultureCathartidae102025+24%1998
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae92025-33%1997
Lark SparrowPasserellidae92025+19%1997
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae82025+300%1997
KilldeerCharadriidae72025+91%1997
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae72025+92%1997
Rock PigeonColumbidae72025+161%1998
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae62025+130%1998
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae62024+700%1999
House FinchFringillidae52025-64%1997
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52025+100%1998
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae42025-82%1997
European StarlingSturnidae42025-74%1997
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae42011+250%2008
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae31994n/an/a
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae32024-75%1999
MallardAnatidae32016-50%2006
DickcisselCardinalidae32015n/an/a
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae22025-43%2000
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae22023-79%2013
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22025-71%1999
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae21995n/an/a
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22018+33%2016
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae21995n/an/a
Burrowing OwlStrigidae22019+0%2001
American AvocetRecurvirostridae22013+100%2005
Black-crowned Night HeronArdeidae22025+50%2014
Common RavenCorvidae22022n/an/a

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