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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 35

Mesilla Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 73 species recorded across 8 survey years, no longer active.

73Species 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 →
8Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2000Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Mesilla

Top 40 of 73 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Mesilla 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1542000-9%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae1122000-36%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae812000+72%1995
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae562000-19%1995
House FinchFringillidae552000+149%1995
Western KingbirdTyrannidae472000+16%1995
House SparrowPasseridae312000+125%1995
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae222000+53%1995
Northern MockingbirdMimidae222000+51%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae202000-2%1995
Rock PigeonColumbidae182000+200%1998
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae162000-43%1995
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae152000+210%1996
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae132000+329%1995
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae122000-14%1995
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae122000+31%1995
Mexican DuckAnatidae92000-57%1995
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae92000+320%1995
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae92000+18%1995
VerdinRemizidae92000+263%1996
American RobinTurdidae82000+69%1995
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae72000+180%1996
American KestrelFalconidae72000+400%1995
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae72000-63%1995
PhainopeplaPtiliogonatidae72000-31%1996
Inca DoveColumbidae62000+233%1993
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae62000+114%1996
European StarlingSturnidae62000+70%1995
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae62000+150%1996
Snowy EgretArdeidae62000+257%1996
Scott's OrioleIcteridae62000+140%1996
KilldeerCharadriidae52000-18%1995
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae42000-45%1995
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae41993n/an/a
Summer TanagerCardinalidae42000+267%1997
Green HeronArdeidae32000+0%1995
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae32000+100%1997
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae32000-11%1995
Common YellowthroatParulidae32000+0%1995
Crissal ThrasherMimidae32000+17%1997

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