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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 35

Sunshine Wll Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 63 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.

63Species 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 →
31Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Sunshine Wll

Top 40 of 63 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 SparrowPasserellidae612025-19%1994
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae242025+233%1994
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae202025+267%1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae182025+79%1994
House FinchFringillidae142025+0%1995
Western KingbirdTyrannidae122025+21%1994
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae122025+60%1994
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae102025+167%1994
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102021-8%1994
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae82025-42%1994
Northern MockingbirdMimidae82025-38%1994
Scott's OrioleIcteridae62025-38%1994
Common RavenCorvidae62024+314%2017
House SparrowPasseridae52025-44%1999
White-winged DoveColumbidae52024+850%2017
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae42025-53%1994
Turkey VultureCathartidae42025+700%1997
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae42025+42%1994
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae42025+0%2000
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae42025+167%2007
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42025+225%2012
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32024-25%1994
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32024+75%1995
Crissal ThrasherMimidae32018-44%1995
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae32023-70%1997
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae32011+0%2010
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae22025-33%1995
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae22023-68%1994
BushtitAegithalidae22001n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae22007+100%2006
Great Horned OwlStrigidae22021+100%2015
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae22025+100%2022
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae22025n/an/a
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae12025+25%1994
Prairie FalconFalconidae12017+0%2002
American KestrelFalconidae12024-40%1996
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae12025-40%1999
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae12025+133%1996
Horned LarkAlaudidae12025-56%1997
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae12025-79%1994

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