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BBS Route · Arizona · BCR 33

Bates Well Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 52 species recorded across 9 survey years, still active.

52Species 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 →
9Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1995–2023Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Arizona Bates Well

Top 40 of 52 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Bates Well 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
White-winged DoveColumbidae1542023-18%2016
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae592023-68%2016
Gila WoodpeckerPicidae572023-37%2016
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae542023-12%2016
VerdinRemizidae532023-19%2016
Turkey VultureCathartidae512023+191%2016
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae442023-49%2016
PhainopeplaPtiliogonatidae412023+160%2016
Brown-crested FlycatcherTyrannidae372023-16%2017
Mourning DoveColumbidae222023-86%2016
Black-tailed GnatcatcherPolioptilidae212023-82%2016
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae202023-79%2016
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae162023-40%2016
Gilded FlickerPicidae132023-36%2016
Costa's HummingbirdTrochilidae132023+25%2018
House FinchFringillidae132023-72%2017
Northern MockingbirdMimidae122023-78%2019
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae92023-27%2017
Scott's OrioleIcteridae72023-41%2016
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae72023+33%2016
Common RavenCorvidae62023-35%2016
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae62023+133%2016
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae62023+57%2019
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42023+36%2016
Elf OwlStrigidae42003n/an/a
Common PoorwillCaprimulgidae32017+200%1995
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae32021-86%2003
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32023-33%2016
American KestrelFalconidae22023+0%2017
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae22023-29%2016
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae21995n/an/a
Hooded OrioleIcteridae22023+0%2018
Lucy's WarblerParulidae22023-83%2016
Horned LarkAlaudidae22019n/an/a
Harris's HawkAccipitridae12023-80%1995
Great Horned OwlStrigidae12018+0%2003
White-throated SwiftApodidae12018-50%1995
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae11995n/an/a
Canyon TowheePasserellidae12016-83%1995
Bell's VireoVireonidae12022-92%1995

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