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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 35

Lakewood Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 49 species recorded across 35 survey years, still active.

49Species 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 →
35Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1980–2021Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Lakewood

Top 40 of 49 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Lakewood 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
Northern MockingbirdMimidae1432021-16%1988
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae922021-75%1988
Western KingbirdTyrannidae512021+13%1988
Mourning DoveColumbidae332021-25%1988
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae322021+475%1988
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae162021-42%1988
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae162021+233%2010
Lark SparrowPasserellidae142021-39%1988
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae112021-90%1988
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae112021-78%1996
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae92021+360%1989
Turkey VultureCathartidae82021+14%1988
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82021+0%1988
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae82021-41%1988
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae82008n/an/a
House FinchFringillidae72021+83%1991
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae42021+33%1989
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae42004+300%1989
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae32019+50%1994
Green-winged TealAnatidae31997n/an/a
Scott's OrioleIcteridae22021-71%1988
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae22021-53%1988
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22019+33%1993
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae22021+33%1994
Rock PigeonColumbidae22021n/an/a
Great Horned OwlStrigidae11980n/an/a
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae12021-33%1988
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae11994+0%1980
Horned LarkAlaudidae12021-98%1988
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae12021-88%1988
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae12019-77%1988
Burrowing OwlStrigidae12017+0%1989
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae12021-57%1989
Barn SwallowHirundinidae12021+0%1989
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae12019-33%1990
KilldeerCharadriidae12016+0%1996
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae11989n/an/a
Canyon TowheePasserellidae12017-25%1992
Crissal ThrasherMimidae11990n/an/a
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae12013+0%1992

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