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BBS Route · Arizona · BCR 34

Alpine Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 120 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.

120Species 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 →
25Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2023Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Arizona Alpine

Top 40 of 120 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Alpine 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
American RobinTurdidae812023-12%1994
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae652023+177%1994
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae63202333×1995
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae492023+341%2004
American CrowCorvidae35202314×1995
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae342023-3%1994
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae302023+33%1994
Warbling VireoVireonidae282023+646%1998
Pine SiskinFringillidae242023+115%1995
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae222023+406%1994
American CootRallidae212023-51%1994
Western TanagerCardinalidae212023+771%1995
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae202023+62%1994
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae172023+275%1996
Purple MartinHirundinidae162023-8%2019
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae152023+96%1995
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae132023+429%1994
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae132023+380%1995
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae122023+64%1994
Steller's JayCorvidae112023+19%1994
Hermit ThrushTurdidae112023-21%1994
Horned LarkAlaudidae102023+45%1994
Common RavenCorvidae102023-15%1994
Grace's WarblerParulidae102023+229%1995
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae92023+300%2003
Pygmy NuthatchSittidae92023+18%1995
Cinnamon TealAnatidae82023-53%1994
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae82022+30%2009
Lark SparrowPasserellidae82022+69%2018
MallardAnatidae72023-19%1994
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae72023-59%1994
Spotted TowheePasserellidae72023+367%2017
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae62022-25%1994
American KestrelFalconidae52023+0%1994
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae52023+40%1994
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52023+86%1994
Turkey VultureCathartidae52023+80%2002
American Three-toed WoodpeckerPicidae52019+150%2007
Western BluebirdTurdidae42023+209%1994
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae42023-42%1995

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