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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 34

Reserve Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 104 species recorded across 30 survey years, still active.

104Species 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 →
1993–2023Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Reserve

Top 40 of 104 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Reserve 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
Western TanagerCardinalidae422023+59%1995
Pygmy NuthatchSittidae402023+178%1995
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae332023+65%1995
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae332023+408%1995
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae312023+135%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae282023+42%1995
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae262023+115%1995
Steller's JayCorvidae252023+197%1995
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae212023+210%1995
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae202023+308%1995
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae182023+219%1995
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae172023+21%1995
Mountain ChickadeeParidae172023+42%1995
Pinyon JayCorvidae152023+12%1998
Grace's WarblerParulidae152023+53%1995
American RobinTurdidae142023-20%1995
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae132023+67%1995
Western BluebirdTurdidae132023+54%1995
Gray FlycatcherTyrannidae112023+420%1996
Hermit ThrushTurdidae102023-50%1995
Spotted TowheePasserellidae92023+11%1995
Red-faced WarblerParulidae92023+93%1995
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae72023+363%1995
Hepatic TanagerCardinalidae72023+617%1995
Northern MockingbirdMimidae72023+208%1996
Olive WarblerPeucedramidae62023+200%1998
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae52023-36%1996
Red CrossbillFringillidae52023-86%1997
Yellow WarblerParulidae52023+150%1996
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae52023+100%1996
Juniper TitmouseParidae52023+233%1997
Lark SparrowPasserellidae42023+75%1995
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae42023-15%1995
Common RavenCorvidae42023+100%1997
Rufous-crowned SparrowPasserellidae42022+317%2002
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32021+0%1996
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae32022+0%1995
Warbling VireoVireonidae32023+75%1995
BushtitAegithalidae32023+25%2018
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae32023+111%1996

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