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BBS Route · Arizona · BCR 33

Cactus Forest Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 70 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.

70Species 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1991–2024Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Arizona Cactus Forest

Top 40 of 70 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Cactus Forest 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1922024+53%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae1652024-19%1996
Rock PigeonColumbidae1362024+171%1997
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae722024+81%1996
House SparrowPasseridae542024-39%1996
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae482024+82%1996
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae432024-3%1996
House FinchFringillidae322024-26%1996
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae24202415×2008
White-winged DoveColumbidae192024+124%1996
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae152024-42%1997
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae152021+200%1999
Burrowing OwlStrigidae15202412×2001
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae132024+27%1996
Horned LarkAlaudidae102024-91%1996
European StarlingSturnidae102024+126%1997
KilldeerCharadriidae102024+440%1998
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae92024-33%1996
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae92024-41%1996
Gilded FlickerPicidae72024+38%1996
Northern MockingbirdMimidae72024-42%1996
American KestrelFalconidae72024+50%2000
Western KingbirdTyrannidae62024-49%1996
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae62024-50%1996
MallardAnatidae62024+200%2001
Common RavenCorvidae52024+130%1996
Abert's TowheePasserellidae52024-29%1997
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae52024+50%1997
Lark SparrowPasserellidae42019-75%2000
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae31991n/an/a
Bendire's ThrasherMimidae32024+0%1996
VerdinRemizidae32024-43%1998
Turkey VultureCathartidae32023+400%2004
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae32024+50%2005
Common Ground DoveColumbidae32011+200%2002
Yellow WarblerParulidae32012+0%2007
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae22022-20%2005
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae22013+33%1997
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae22016+0%2002
Northern CardinalCardinalidae22019-38%1996

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