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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 35

Laborcita 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 66 species recorded across 2 survey years, still active.

66Species 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 →
2Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2022–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Laborcita 2

Top 40 of 66 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Laborcita 2 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
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae502024+150%2022
House SparrowPasseridae442024+239%2022
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae432024+207%2022
Northern MockingbirdMimidae362024+140%2022
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae352024+0%2022
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae342024+89%2022
Mourning DoveColumbidae332024+27%2022
Western KingbirdTyrannidae322024+33%2022
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae302024+11%2022
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae262024-19%2022
KilldeerCharadriidae222024+633%2022
House FinchFringillidae202024+33%2022
Barn SwallowHirundinidae172024+21%2022
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae172024+6%2022
White-winged DoveColumbidae162024-50%2022
Lucy's WarblerParulidae152024+275%2022
Rock PigeonColumbidae142024n/an/a
Common YellowthroatParulidae132024+225%2022
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae122024+33%2022
American RobinTurdidae122024+33%2022
VerdinRemizidae122024n/an/a
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae102024-87%2022
MallardAnatidae92022n/an/a
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae82024-53%2022
European StarlingSturnidae72024-65%2022
Common RavenCorvidae62024n/an/a
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae52024+400%2022
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae52024-17%2022
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae42024-43%2022
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae42024+100%2022
Spotted TowheePasserellidae42024-20%2022
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae42024n/an/a
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32024-57%2022
PhainopeplaPtiliogonatidae32024-40%2022
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32024n/an/a
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32024n/an/a
Crissal ThrasherMimidae32024n/an/a
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae22024-50%2022
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae22024-67%2022
Turkey VultureCathartidae22024-88%2022

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