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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 35

Roswell Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 74 species recorded across 48 survey years, still active.

74Species 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 →
48Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2023Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Roswell

Top 40 of 74 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Roswell 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 DoveColumbidae1832023+194%1970
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae1062022+24%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae562023-19%1970
Western KingbirdTyrannidae362023+55%1973
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae302023-24%1970
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae212023-33%1970
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae212023+530%1971
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae212023+93%1975
Horned LarkAlaudidae202023-36%1970
Lark SparrowPasserellidae13202311×1972
House FinchFringillidae132023-67%1974
House SparrowPasseridae122023+683%1977
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae102023+33%2012
Lark BuntingPasserellidae91979+740%1972
Blue-winged TealAnatidae91974n/an/a
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae92023+0%1976
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae82023+88%1970
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae82023-13%1970
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae72023+63%1970
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae72023+67%1973
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae72023+33%1976
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae52018+40%1996
Burrowing OwlStrigidae42023+100%1974
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae42023-45%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae42018-63%1972
Common GrackleIcteridae41971n/an/a
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42022+100%1977
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae42023+250%2006
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32019-63%1974
Canyon TowheePasserellidae32023+0%1974
KilldeerCharadriidae32019+133%1987
Turkey VultureCathartidae22023-62%1970
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22023-38%1970
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae22022+0%1979
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae22023-50%1990
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae22022-20%1972
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae22023-44%1970
Bank SwallowHirundinidae21977+140%1971
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae22022-69%1971
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae22023+0%1971

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