BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 35
Rodeo Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 86 species recorded across 49 survey years, still active.
86Species Recorded
49Years Surveyed
1974–2024Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on New Mexico Rodeo
Top 40 of 86 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 35 | 2024 | -63% | 1977 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 23 | 2024 | +27% | 2006 | |
| Black-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 21 | 2024 | -9% | 1977 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 19 | 2024 | -49% | 1977 | |
| White-winged Dove | Columbidae | 19 | 2024 | +867% | 1991 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 18 | 2024 | -45% | 1977 | |
| Gambel's Quail | Odontophoridae | 18 | 2024 | +643% | 1981 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 15 | 1995 | +275% | 1978 | |
| Cactus Wren | Troglodytidae | 13 | 2024 | +50% | 1977 | |
| Lesser Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 13 | 2024 | +127% | 1980 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 13 | 2024 | +23% | 1978 | |
| Chihuahuan Meadowlark | Icteridae | 12 | 2024 | -56% | 1977 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 12 | 2024 | +93% | 1977 | |
| Chihuahuan Raven | Corvidae | 9 | 2024 | +311% | 1977 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 9 | 2024 | -23% | 1977 | |
| Scaled Quail | Odontophoridae | 7 | 2024 | -73% | 1977 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 6 | 2024 | +0% | 1978 | |
| Pyrrhuloxia | Cardinalidae | 6 | 2024 | +267% | 1981 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 6 | 1986 | n/a | n/a | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2024 | +371% | 1978 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2024 | +100% | 1986 | |
| Swainson's Hawk | Accipitridae | 4 | 2024 | +175% | 1977 | |
| Crissal Thrasher | Mimidae | 4 | 2024 | +100% | 1990 | |
| Bell's Vireo | Vireonidae | 4 | 2024 | +100% | 2017 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2024 | -50% | 1978 | |
| Spotted Towhee | Passerellidae | 3 | 1976 | +50% | 1974 | |
| Common Poorwill | Caprimulgidae | 3 | 2024 | +200% | 1986 | |
| Lucy's Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2024 | +67% | 2009 | |
| Mexican Duck | Anatidae | 2 | 2017 | +50% | 1999 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 2 | 2017 | -56% | 1977 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 2 | 2023 | +57% | 1977 | |
| Western Tanager | Cardinalidae | 2 | 1974 | n/a | n/a | |
| Scott's Oriole | Icteridae | 2 | 2024 | -36% | 1978 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 2 | 2024 | +60% | 1979 | |
| Cassin's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2008 | +0% | 1985 | |
| Cassin's Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2022 | -43% | 1999 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 2 | 1994 | n/a | n/a | |
| Swainson's Thrush | Turdidae | 2 | 1997 | n/a | n/a | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 1 | 2022 | -20% | 1977 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 1 | 2024 | -40% | 1980 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.