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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 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 →
8Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
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.

Species recorded on the Black Mesa 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
Common RavenCorvidae801995+363%1990
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae371995+30%1990
House FinchFringillidae341995+1%1990
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae281995+38%1990
Rock WrenTroglodytidae161995+15%1990
Horned LarkAlaudidae151995+48%1990
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae141995+43%1990
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae141995+233%1991
Mourning DoveColumbidae121994-16%1990
Pinyon JayCorvidae111995-45%1990
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae111995+48%1990
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae111995+136%1990
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae111995+26%1990
Gray FlycatcherTyrannidae101995+40%1991
Northern MockingbirdMimidae91995-3%1990
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae91995+33%1992
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae71992+175%1989
Juniper TitmouseParidae71995+75%1991
Lark SparrowPasserellidae71995+46%1991
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae61994+100%1990
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae61995+180%1990
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae61995+75%1991
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae51995-25%1991
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae51995+25%1991
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae51995-50%1992
Sage ThrasherMimidae41995+40%1990
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae41995-30%1990
Western BluebirdTurdidae41995-20%1991
MallardAnatidae31995+11%1992
Spotted TowheePasserellidae31995+150%1992
House SparrowPasseridae31995+0%1992
KilldeerCharadriidae21995-50%1992
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae21995-60%1990
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae21995-29%1991
BushtitAegithalidae21988n/an/a
American RobinTurdidae21992+100%1990
American KestrelFalconidae21995+50%1991
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae21994-33%1989
Turkey VultureCathartidae21994n/an/a
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae21995+0%1994

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