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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 35

Rodeo Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 86 species recorded across 50 survey years, still active.

86Species 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 →
50Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1974–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Rodeo

Top 40 of 86 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Rodeo 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 DoveColumbidae342025-67%1977
Horned LarkAlaudidae242025-9%1977
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae242025+28%1977
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae212025+814%1981
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae192025+255%1980
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae162025+77%1978
Western KingbirdTyrannidae152025-18%1977
Rock PigeonColumbidae151995+275%1978
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae142025+289%1977
House SparrowPasseridae142025+133%1977
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae132025-60%1977
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae132025+240%1979
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae132025+36%2006
House FinchFringillidae122025+0%1978
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae112025+72%1977
White-winged DoveColumbidae8202511×1991
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae61986n/an/a
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae52025+225%1977
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae52025-51%1977
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42025+243%1978
Crissal ThrasherMimidae42024+100%1990
Spotted TowheePasserellidae31976+50%1974
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae32025-79%1977
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae32025+233%1981
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32025+71%1986
Lucy's WarblerParulidae32025+133%2009
Mexican DuckAnatidae22017+50%1999
KilldeerCharadriidae22017-56%1977
Turkey VultureCathartidae22025+29%1977
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae22025-43%2000
Western TanagerCardinalidae21974n/an/a
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae22008+0%1985
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae22022-43%1999
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae22025+33%1998
Common YellowthroatParulidae21994n/an/a
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae21997n/an/a
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae12022-20%1977
American KestrelFalconidae12024-40%1980
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae12025-25%1979
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae11974n/an/a

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