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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 35

Sunshine Wll Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 61 species recorded across 30 survey years, still active.

61Species 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 →
30Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2024Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Sunshine Wll

Top 40 of 61 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Sunshine Wll 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
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae602024-25%1994
Western KingbirdTyrannidae402024+40%1994
Northern MockingbirdMimidae262024-23%1994
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae182024+161%1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae142024+675%1994
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae112024-36%1994
Turkey VultureCathartidae112022+667%1997
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102021-8%1994
House FinchFringillidae82024-31%1995
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae82024+60%1994
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82024+200%2012
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae72024+144%1994
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae72024+42%1994
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae62024+275%1994
Scott's OrioleIcteridae62024-34%1994
Common RavenCorvidae62024+314%2017
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae52024+75%1994
White-winged DoveColumbidae52024+850%2017
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae42024+133%1996
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32024-25%1994
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae32024-22%1995
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae32024-21%1994
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32024+75%1995
Crissal ThrasherMimidae32018-44%1995
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae32023-70%1997
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae32024+100%2000
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae32011+0%2010
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae22023-68%1994
House SparrowPasseridae22022-39%1999
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae22021-43%2000
BushtitAegithalidae22001n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae22007+100%2006
Great Horned OwlStrigidae22021+100%2015
Prairie FalconFalconidae12017+0%2002
American KestrelFalconidae12024-40%1996
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae12023-40%1999
Horned LarkAlaudidae12024-44%1997
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae12024-79%1994
Canyon TowheePasserellidae12023-57%1997
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae12023-50%1995

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