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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 16

Mcgaffey Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 30 survey years, still active.

98Species 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 →
30Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Mcgaffey

Top 40 of 98 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae342025-29%1996
Common RavenCorvidae342025-8%1996
House FinchFringillidae302025-14%1996
Spotted TowheePasserellidae182025-63%1996
Pinyon JayCorvidae152025-90%1996
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae122025-7%1996
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae112025-50%1996
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae102025-52%1996
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae92025-68%1996
House SparrowPasseridae92023+108%1999
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae82025-54%1996
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae72023-33%1997
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae72023+27%1996
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae71994n/an/a
American RobinTurdidae72025-11%1996
Red CrossbillFringillidae72025+600%1998
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae72025+300%2005
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae61997+200%1994
Pygmy NuthatchSittidae62025+60%1998
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae62025+167%2011
Northern MockingbirdMimidae52025+100%1996
Lark SparrowPasserellidae52023-23%1999
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae42023+0%1996
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae42023-14%2000
Western TanagerCardinalidae42025+43%1997
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae42009+0%1999
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32025-18%1997
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae32025-23%1997
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae32025+150%1996
Grace's WarblerParulidae32025+29%1998
Mountain ChickadeeParidae32023-80%1997
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae32025+40%2004
Black-chinned SparrowPasserellidae31997n/an/a
Gray VireoVireonidae32025-25%2023
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae22017-44%1996
White-throated SwiftApodidae22003-75%1996
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae22023-67%1996
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae22025-30%1996
BushtitAegithalidae22025-77%1996
Western BluebirdTurdidae22025-96%1996

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.