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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 16

Mcgaffey Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.

97Species 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 →
29Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2023Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Mcgaffey

Top 40 of 97 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Mcgaffey 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
Common RavenCorvidae312023-23%1996
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae282023-55%1996
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae252023+15%1996
Spotted TowheePasserellidae232023-60%1996
House FinchFringillidae142023-34%1996
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae122023-70%1996
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae112023+183%1996
Western KingbirdTyrannidae92021+38%2003
House SparrowPasseridae92023+108%1999
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae82023+200%2011
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae72023-33%1997
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae72023+27%1996
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae71994n/an/a
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae61997+200%1994
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae52023-39%1997
American RobinTurdidae52023-33%1996
Lark SparrowPasserellidae52023-23%1999
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae52023-25%1999
Red CrossbillFringillidae51999+400%1998
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae52023+220%2005
Juniper TitmouseParidae52023+160%2009
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae42023+0%1996
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42023+36%1997
Pinyon JayCorvidae42023-92%1996
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae42023-14%2000
Western TanagerCardinalidae42023+29%1997
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae42009+0%1999
Gray VireoVireonidae42023n/an/a
Mountain ChickadeeParidae32023-80%1997
Black-chinned SparrowPasserellidae31997n/an/a
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae22017-44%1996
White-throated SwiftApodidae22003-75%1996
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae22023-67%1996
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae22023-30%1996
Northern MockingbirdMimidae22023+175%1996
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae22023-76%1996
BushtitAegithalidae22023-73%1996
American KestrelFalconidae22018+100%1999
Gray FlycatcherTyrannidae22022+50%2001
Yellow WarblerParulidae21995n/an/a

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