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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 18

Wagon Mound Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 62 species recorded across 8 survey years, no longer active.

62Species 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 →
8Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1970–1978Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Wagon Mound

Top 40 of 62 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Wagon Mound 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
Horned LarkAlaudidae2041978+34%1972
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae821978+4%1972
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae561978-9%1972
Northern MockingbirdMimidae281978+56%1972
Mourning DoveColumbidae101978+55%1972
American CootRallidae101973n/an/a
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae81978+29%1972
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae71974+250%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae71978-17%1972
Northern ShovelerAnatidae61970n/an/a
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae61971n/an/a
RedheadAnatidae61973n/an/a
American CrowCorvidae61973n/an/a
Western KingbirdTyrannidae51978+125%1974
Rufous-crowned SparrowPasserellidae51974+50%1971
Cinnamon TealAnatidae51973n/an/a
American AvocetRecurvirostridae51973n/an/a
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae41978+86%1972
Lark SparrowPasserellidae41978-57%1972
Canyon TowheePasserellidae41976+29%1972
American RobinTurdidae41978+150%1974
MallardAnatidae41978-86%1973
GadwallAnatidae41973n/an/a
Mountain PloverCharadriidae31978-70%1972
Turkey VultureCathartidae31978-7%1972
Common RavenCorvidae31978-22%1973
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae21978+57%1971
KilldeerCharadriidae21978+100%1973
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae21976-14%1972
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae21978-38%1972
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae21977-42%1972
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae21978+100%1970
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae21972+0%1970
Northern PintailAnatidae21973+100%1971
Common PoorwillCaprimulgidae21978+0%1973
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae21977+100%1971
House FinchFringillidae21978+300%1973
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae21974n/an/a
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae21976n/an/a
BushtitAegithalidae21978n/an/a

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