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BBS Route · Arizona · BCR 34

Aztec Peak Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 87 species recorded across 5 survey years, no longer active.

87Species 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 →
5Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1974–1978Span
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Bird Species Found on Arizona Aztec Peak

Top 40 of 87 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Aztec Peak 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
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae321978+33%1975
Spotted TowheePasserellidae321978-26%1975
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae231978+146%1975
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae181978+125%1975
Black-chinned SparrowPasserellidae171978+67%1975
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae171978-40%1975
Grace's WarblerParulidae161978-40%1975
Western BluebirdTurdidae161978+113%1975
VerdinRemizidae151978+37%1975
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae131978-36%1975
Northern MockingbirdMimidae131978-38%1975
Mourning DoveColumbidae121978-22%1975
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae121978-19%1975
Hermit ThrushTurdidae111978-48%1975
Virginia's WarblerParulidae101978+60%1975
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae91978-39%1975
House FinchFringillidae91978-22%1975
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae91978+39%1975
American RobinTurdidae91978+33%1975
Mexican JayCorvidae81978+43%1976
Red CrossbillFringillidae71977+250%1974
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae71974n/an/a
Western TanagerCardinalidae71978-15%1975
Warbling VireoVireonidae71978+90%1975
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae71978-33%1975
BushtitAegithalidae71978-57%1975
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae61978-42%1975
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae61978-56%1975
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae61978-28%1975
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae61978+117%1975
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae51978-18%1975
Pygmy NuthatchSittidae51978+25%1974
Mountain ChickadeeParidae51978+75%1975
Gilded FlickerPicidae41977+17%1975
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae41978+100%1974
American KestrelFalconidae41977+300%1975
Scott's OrioleIcteridae31978-33%1975
Gray VireoVireonidae31978-13%1975
Painted RedstartParulidae31978-20%1975
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae31978+150%1975

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