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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 35

Lake Valley Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 76 species recorded across 40 survey years, still active.

76Species 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 →
40Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1979–2024Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Lake Valley

Top 40 of 76 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Lake Valley 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 DoveColumbidae242024-71%1981
Horned LarkAlaudidae242024-83%1981
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae162024+760%1992
Northern MockingbirdMimidae142024-25%1981
House FinchFringillidae112024-61%1981
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae92024+15%1981
Western KingbirdTyrannidae72024-12%1981
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae72024-78%1981
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae72024-67%1981
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae52024-74%1993
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae42024-68%1982
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae42024+40%1982
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42024-59%1981
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae42024+9%1981
House SparrowPasseridae42024-69%1981
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae41989n/an/a
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae42003+100%1996
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae32024-60%1981
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae32023-89%1981
Northern CardinalCardinalidae32023+200%2007
American KestrelFalconidae22024+25%1995
Burrowing OwlStrigidae22010+0%1988
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae22010-76%1982
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae22024+20%1982
Rufous-crowned SparrowPasserellidae22023-20%1995
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae22023-43%1982
Turkey VultureCathartidae22024-53%1982
Northern HarrierAccipitridae22007+100%1980
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae22006+75%1989
VerdinRemizidae22024+25%1988
Lark BuntingPasserellidae21987n/an/a
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae22004-24%1990
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae22021+67%1994
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae22007-56%1992
Lucy's WarblerParulidae22023-58%1995
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae12016-25%1987
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae12023-50%1982
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae12024-46%1981
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae11982+0%1979
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae12023-57%1982

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