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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 35

Red Rock Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 117 species recorded across 33 survey years, still active.

117Species 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 →
33Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Red Rock

Top 40 of 117 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Red Rock 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
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae105202518×2008
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae432025-34%1994
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae382025-25%1994
Western KingbirdTyrannidae332025+83%1994
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae272025+51%1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae272025+11%1994
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae262025+9%1994
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae262023-76%1994
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae242025+190%1994
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae242025+17%1994
Turkey VultureCathartidae232025+111%1994
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae232025+278%1994
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae202025+80%1994
Bell's VireoVireonidae20202523×1994
House FinchFringillidae182025-17%1994
Lucy's WarblerParulidae182025+157%1994
Yellow WarblerParulidae182025+657%1997
Common RavenCorvidae162025+480%1994
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae142025-4%1994
Gila WoodpeckerPicidae122025+580%1995
BushtitAegithalidae112016+233%2009
VerdinRemizidae102025+31%1994
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92025+38%1994
Northern MockingbirdMimidae92025-68%1994
Scott's OrioleIcteridae82025+24%1994
Vermilion FlycatcherTyrannidae72025+625%1994
Abert's TowheePasserellidae72025+175%1999
Brown-crested FlycatcherTyrannidae72025+450%2002
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae72025+200%2004
White-winged DoveColumbidae62025+467%1994
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62025-47%1994
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae62025+20%1994
House SparrowPasseridae62025-21%1995
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae62025+267%1998
Lark SparrowPasserellidae62025+17%2004
Hooded OrioleIcteridae52025+0%1995
Northern CardinalCardinalidae52025+92%1994
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae52025+375%1995
Canyon WrenTroglodytidae52004+400%2002
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52025+14%2006

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