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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 35

Roswell Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 75 species recorded across 50 survey years, still active.

75Species 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 →
1968–2025Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Roswell

Top 40 of 75 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 DoveColumbidae1392025+105%1970
Horned LarkAlaudidae862025-44%1970
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae632025+37%1970
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae632025-12%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae622025-19%1970
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae32202511×1971
Western KingbirdTyrannidae312025+39%1973
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae192025-8%1970
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae152025+117%2012
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae132025-72%1970
Lark SparrowPasserellidae11202512×1972
House SparrowPasseridae102025+600%1977
Lark BuntingPasserellidae91979+740%1972
Blue-winged TealAnatidae91974n/an/a
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae92025+177%1976
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae72025+100%1970
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae52024+100%1979
Burrowing OwlStrigidae42023+100%1974
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae42025-62%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae41971n/an/a
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae42025+279%1975
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae32025-30%1990
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32019-63%1974
House FinchFringillidae32025-57%1974
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32024+80%1996
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22023-38%1970
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae22025+100%1970
Great Horned OwlStrigidae22024-29%1970
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae22025-63%1970
Bank SwallowHirundinidae21977+140%1971
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae22023+100%1970
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae22025+80%2007
Sage ThrasherMimidae21972n/an/a
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae21974n/an/a
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae22025-36%1977
Rock WrenTroglodytidae22024+100%1975
Common PoorwillCaprimulgidae22025-20%1999
Scott's OrioleIcteridae22025+67%1990
DickcisselCardinalidae21992n/an/a
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae22016+433%2005

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