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BBS Route · Arizona · BCR 33

Cactus Forest Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 71 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.

71Species 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 →
29Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1991–2025Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Arizona Cactus Forest

Top 40 of 71 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
Rock PigeonColumbidae5122025+713%1997
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae2632025+72%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae1532025-12%1996
House SparrowPasseridae752025-45%1996
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae542025+41%1996
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae502025+57%1996
House FinchFringillidae462025-24%1996
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae35202512×2008
White-winged DoveColumbidae162025+60%1996
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae152021+200%1999
Western KingbirdTyrannidae142025-41%1996
Common RavenCorvidae122025+150%1996
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae92025-34%1996
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae82025+100%1997
Gila WoodpeckerPicidae72025-5%1996
European StarlingSturnidae72025+95%1997
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae72025-50%1996
American KestrelFalconidae72024+50%2000
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae62025-6%1996
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae62024-50%1996
MallardAnatidae62024+200%2001
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52025-32%1997
Gilded FlickerPicidae42025+50%1996
Burrowing OwlStrigidae42025+900%2001
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae42025+125%2005
Lark SparrowPasserellidae42019-75%2000
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae42025+133%2011
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae31991n/an/a
Northern MockingbirdMimidae32025-42%1996
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae32025-26%1996
KilldeerCharadriidae32025+280%1998
Turkey VultureCathartidae32023+400%2004
Common Ground DoveColumbidae32011+200%2002
Lucy's WarblerParulidae32025+14%2005
Yellow WarblerParulidae32012+0%2007
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae22022-20%2005
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae22013+33%1997
Abert's TowheePasserellidae22025-21%1997
Northern CardinalCardinalidae22019-38%1996
Bendire's ThrasherMimidae22025+17%1996

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.