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BBS Route · Arizona · BCR 34

Alpine Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 122 species recorded across 26 survey years, still active.

122Species 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 →
26Years 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
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Bird Species Found on Arizona Alpine

Top 40 of 122 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 RobinTurdidae852025+10%1994
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae762025+188%1994
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae56202538×1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae45202511×1998
MallardAnatidae422025+71%1994
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae362025+19%1994
Pygmy NuthatchSittidae352025+165%1995
Purple MartinHirundinidae352025-2%2019
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae332025+373%2004
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae312025+400%1994
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae292025+152%1995
American CrowCorvidae27202515×1995
Ruddy DuckAnatidae272025+106%2002
Steller's JayCorvidae252025+69%1994
American CootRallidae202025-32%1994
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae202025+45%1994
Western BluebirdTurdidae182025+173%1994
Hermit ThrushTurdidae172025-23%1994
Western TanagerCardinalidae172025+671%1995
Warbling VireoVireonidae172025+546%1998
Common RavenCorvidae162025-10%1994
Mountain ChickadeeParidae162025+91%1994
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae132025+440%2003
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae122025+56%1994
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae112025+480%1995
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae112025+325%1996
Cinnamon TealAnatidae102025-58%1994
Horned LarkAlaudidae102025+45%1994
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102025+0%1994
Grace's WarblerParulidae102025+286%1995
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae92025+233%2021
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae82025-52%1994
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae82025+129%1994
Canada GooseAnatidae82025+300%1997
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae72025+50%2007
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae72025+60%2009
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae62025+56%1994
Great Blue HeronArdeidae52025+25%1996
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae52025+27%1994
Red CrossbillFringillidae52025+86%1997

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