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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 35

Jornada Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 82 species recorded across 46 survey years, still active.

82Species 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 →
46Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1974–2024Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Jornada

Top 40 of 82 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Jornada 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 DoveColumbidae372024+53%1976
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae361977n/an/a
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae282024-18%1976
House FinchFringillidae222024+387%1976
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae212024+780%1976
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae172024+950%1987
Northern MockingbirdMimidae152024-19%1976
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae142024+800%1977
Western KingbirdTyrannidae142024-51%1976
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae142024+343%1976
House SparrowPasseridae142024+62%1976
VerdinRemizidae142024+350%1980
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae122024+475%1992
White-winged DoveColumbidae112024+520%1990
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae72024+800%1977
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae72024+100%1976
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae62024-2%1976
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae62024+271%1976
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae52024+160%1988
Crissal ThrasherMimidae42018-14%1977
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae42024+150%1982
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae42013-33%1980
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae32018+75%1988
Turkey VultureCathartidae22024+367%1978
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22024-29%1976
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae22007+33%1987
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae22024-40%1976
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae22024-33%1976
KilldeerCharadriidae21982+100%1976
Black PhoebeTyrannidae21981+100%1978
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae22024+100%1980
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22023+67%1982
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae22021+33%1997
Common RavenCorvidae22024+275%2001
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae21989+100%1987
Golden EagleAccipitridae22016+100%1998
American RobinTurdidae22021+0%2018
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae12024-57%1977
Horned LarkAlaudidae12024-65%1976
European StarlingSturnidae12022-33%1988

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