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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 35

Jornada Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 83 species recorded across 47 survey years, still active.

83Species 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 →
47Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1974–2025Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Jornada

Top 40 of 83 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
House SparrowPasseridae382025+169%1976
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae361977n/an/a
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae332025-18%1976
House FinchFringillidae312025+407%1976
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae302025+829%1977
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae24202512×1976
Mourning DoveColumbidae232025+11%1976
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae22202512×1977
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae162025+900%1987
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae112025+286%1976
White-winged DoveColumbidae112025+460%1990
Western KingbirdTyrannidae102025-53%1976
Northern MockingbirdMimidae92025-36%1976
VerdinRemizidae92025+383%1980
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae82025-29%1976
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae72025-11%1976
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae72024+100%1976
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae72025+250%1982
Scott's OrioleIcteridae52025+33%1976
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae52025-27%1976
Crissal ThrasherMimidae42018-14%1977
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae42025+180%1988
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae32025+314%1976
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae32025+75%1978
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae32018+75%1988
Turkey VultureCathartidae22024+367%1978
Horned LarkAlaudidae22025-59%1976
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22024-29%1976
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae22007+33%1987
Barn SwallowHirundinidae22025-38%1976
KilldeerCharadriidae21982+100%1976
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22025+475%1992
Black PhoebeTyrannidae21981+100%1978
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae22025+67%1980
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22023+67%1982
Common RavenCorvidae22025+50%2001
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae21989+100%1987
Golden EagleAccipitridae22016+100%1998
American RobinTurdidae22021+0%2018
Bell's VireoVireonidae22025n/an/a

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