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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 34

Magdalena Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 80 species recorded across 27 survey years, still active.

80Species 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 →
27Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1997–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Magdalena

Top 40 of 80 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Magdalena 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 MockingbirdMimidae322024-20%1999
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae162024+113%1999
Rock WrenTroglodytidae132024+41%1999
Mourning DoveColumbidae122024-36%1999
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae122024+69%1999
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae112024+4%1999
Canyon TowheePasserellidae102024+19%1999
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae92024-11%1999
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae92024-42%1999
Rock PigeonColumbidae91999n/an/a
Pinyon JayCorvidae62024-69%1999
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae62024+280%2001
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae62014+50%2004
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae52018+14%2008
Gray VireoVireonidae52024+150%2013
Scott's OrioleIcteridae42024+67%1999
House FinchFringillidae42024-72%1999
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae42024-13%1999
White-winged DoveColumbidae42024+63%2002
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42019+20%2000
Lark SparrowPasserellidae42024+11%2000
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae42024+200%2017
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae42017n/an/a
Great Horned OwlStrigidae32024+29%2004
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae32024+0%1999
Western KingbirdTyrannidae32024+100%2003
Horned LarkAlaudidae32023-54%2007
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae22024-33%2000
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae22024+227%1999
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae22023-17%2000
Common RavenCorvidae22024-50%1999
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22021-81%1999
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae22024+40%1999
Juniper TitmouseParidae22024-38%2000
KilldeerCharadriidae22017+0%2000
Turkey VultureCathartidae22023-15%2000
Rufous-crowned SparrowPasserellidae22024+33%2007
House SparrowPasseridae22024-39%2000
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae22024+0%2005
Western BluebirdTurdidae22001+100%1999

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