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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 29 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 →
29Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2025Span
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
Barn SwallowHirundinidae882025+200%1996
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae562025-48%1996
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae432025-75%1996
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae422025+181%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae362025-29%1996
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae252025+327%1997
Northern MockingbirdMimidae222025-21%1996
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae212025+56%1996
Horned LarkAlaudidae202025-53%1996
Lark SparrowPasserellidae142025-31%1996
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae122025+80%1996
Turkey VultureCathartidae122025+220%2006
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae112025+143%2013
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae82025+133%2001
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae72025-31%1999
Western KingbirdTyrannidae72025+2%1996
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae52025+200%1996
House SparrowPasseridae42025+13%1996
European StarlingSturnidae42025+86%2012
KilldeerCharadriidae32025-38%1997
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32025+25%1996
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae32025-52%1996
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae32025-55%2001
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae32013+50%2001
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae32025+75%2021
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22025+50%1997
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae22025-17%2004
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae22018+17%1996
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae22025-56%1996
Mountain PloverCharadriidae22005-50%1995
American CrowCorvidae22003-43%1997
Canyon TowheePasserellidae22025-33%1997
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
Common GrackleIcteridae22023+50%2018
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae22012n/an/a

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