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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 35

Laborcita Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 119 species recorded across 28 survey years, no longer active.

119Species 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2019Span
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Bird Species Found on New Mexico Laborcita

Top 40 of 119 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Laborcita 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 QuailOdontophoridae752019+73%1994
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae532019-10%1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae392019+3%1994
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae382019+24%1994
Western KingbirdTyrannidae362019+3%1994
White-winged DoveColumbidae35201922×1995
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae352019-12%1994
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae322019-14%1994
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae312019+193%1994
Northern MockingbirdMimidae302019+0%1994
House FinchFringillidae282019+61%1994
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae192019+0%1994
Barn SwallowHirundinidae162019-59%1994
House SparrowPasseridae162019+243%1994
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae142019+93%2005
PhainopeplaPtiliogonatidae132019+167%1995
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae122019+133%1996
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae112019-64%1994
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae112019+14%1994
American KestrelFalconidae102019+9%1994
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae102019+10%1994
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae102019+3%1995
Northern ShovelerAnatidae92000n/an/a
Common YellowthroatParulidae72019+88%1995
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae62019+23%1994
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae62019-70%1995
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae52019+6%1994
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52019-78%1994
Black PhoebeTyrannidae52019+150%1997
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae52019+80%1996
Bank SwallowHirundinidae52004+100%1999
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae52018-50%2002
MallardAnatidae42019-14%1994
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae42019+11%1994
VerdinRemizidae42019+300%1995
Lark SparrowPasserellidae42015+20%2001
Bell's VireoVireonidae42019+200%2011
KilldeerCharadriidae32019-42%1994
Common RavenCorvidae31992n/an/a
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae32018-63%1995

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