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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 18

Rosebud Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 69 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.

69Species 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Rosebud

Top 40 of 69 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Rosebud 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
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae632024-54%1996
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae422024-40%1996
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae362024-81%1996
Western KingbirdTyrannidae262024+27%1996
Horned LarkAlaudidae182024-53%1996
Northern MockingbirdMimidae152024-39%1996
Lark SparrowPasserellidae142024-39%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae92024-46%1996
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae82024+118%1997
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae72024+11%1996
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72024-31%1996
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae62024+25%1996
Burrowing OwlStrigidae52023+114%1997
House SparrowPasseridae42024+13%1996
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae42024+33%2001
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae42024-55%2001
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae32024-10%1996
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae32024+150%1996
Turkey VultureCathartidae32024+40%2006
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae32013+50%2001
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae32023+33%2017
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae22023-66%1996
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae22024-20%1996
Ferruginous HawkAccipitridae22021-50%1997
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae22018+17%1996
Mountain PloverCharadriidae22005-50%1995
American CrowCorvidae22003-43%1997
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22019-46%2000
Bank SwallowHirundinidae22003+100%1996
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae22005-33%2000
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae22001n/an/a
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae22003-50%2001
White-winged DoveColumbidae22003n/an/a
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae22021+33%2009
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae22024+14%2013
Common GrackleIcteridae22023+50%2018
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae22012n/an/a
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae22019n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae12024-63%1997
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae12011-75%2000

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