BBS Route · Arizona · BCR 16
Black Mesa Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 65 species recorded across 8 survey years, still active.
65Species Recorded
8Years Surveyed
1988–1995Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Arizona Black Mesa
Top 40 of 65 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 80 | 1995 | +363% | 1990 | |
| Bewick's Wren | Troglodytidae | 37 | 1995 | +30% | 1990 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 34 | 1995 | +1% | 1990 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 28 | 1995 | +38% | 1990 | |
| Rock Wren | Troglodytidae | 16 | 1995 | +15% | 1990 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 15 | 1995 | +48% | 1990 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 14 | 1995 | +43% | 1990 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 14 | 1995 | +233% | 1991 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 12 | 1994 | -16% | 1990 | |
| Pinyon Jay | Corvidae | 11 | 1995 | -45% | 1990 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 11 | 1995 | +48% | 1990 | |
| Sagebrush Sparrow | Passerellidae | 11 | 1995 | +136% | 1990 | |
| Mountain Bluebird | Turdidae | 11 | 1995 | +26% | 1990 | |
| Gray Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 10 | 1995 | +40% | 1991 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 9 | 1995 | -3% | 1990 | |
| Cassin's Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 9 | 1995 | +33% | 1992 | |
| Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay | Corvidae | 7 | 1992 | +175% | 1989 | |
| Juniper Titmouse | Paridae | 7 | 1995 | +75% | 1991 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 1995 | +46% | 1991 | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 6 | 1994 | +100% | 1990 | |
| Brewer's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 1995 | +180% | 1990 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 6 | 1995 | +75% | 1991 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 5 | 1995 | -25% | 1991 | |
| Plumbeous Vireo | Vireonidae | 5 | 1995 | +25% | 1991 | |
| Black-throated Gray Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 1995 | -50% | 1992 | |
| Sage Thrasher | Mimidae | 4 | 1995 | +40% | 1990 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 4 | 1995 | -30% | 1990 | |
| Western Bluebird | Turdidae | 4 | 1995 | -20% | 1991 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 3 | 1995 | +11% | 1992 | |
| Spotted Towhee | Passerellidae | 3 | 1995 | +150% | 1992 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 3 | 1995 | +0% | 1992 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 2 | 1995 | -50% | 1992 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 2 | 1995 | -60% | 1990 | |
| Black-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 1995 | -29% | 1991 | |
| Bushtit | Aegithalidae | 2 | 1988 | n/a | n/a | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 2 | 1992 | +100% | 1990 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 2 | 1995 | +50% | 1991 | |
| Lesser Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 2 | 1994 | -33% | 1989 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 2 | 1994 | n/a | n/a | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 2 | 1995 | +0% | 1994 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.