BBS Route · Arizona · BCR 33
Cibola Lake Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 73 species recorded across 22 survey years, still active.
73Species Recorded
22Years Surveyed
1993–2024Span
9Observers
Bird Species Found on Arizona Cibola Lake
Top 40 of 73 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White-winged Dove | Columbidae | 50 | 2024 | -79% | 1995 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 34 | 2024 | -84% | 1995 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 27 | 2024 | -52% | 1995 | |
| Verdin | Remizidae | 26 | 2024 | -59% | 1995 | |
| Black-tailed Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 24 | 2024 | +63% | 1995 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 22 | 2024 | -74% | 1995 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 18 | 2021 | -55% | 1995 | |
| White-faced Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 18 | 2012 | -91% | 2002 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 15 | 2024 | -36% | 1996 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 14 | 2024 | +142% | 1995 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 12 | 2024 | +71% | 1996 | |
| Gambel's Quail | Odontophoridae | 10 | 2024 | -86% | 1995 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 9 | 2021 | +309% | 1995 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 9 | 2024 | -60% | 1995 | |
| Ladder-backed Woodpecker | Picidae | 7 | 2024 | -33% | 1995 | |
| Lesser Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 7 | 2024 | -49% | 1995 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 7 | 2024 | -67% | 1995 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 7 | 2024 | +136% | 2014 | |
| Gila Woodpecker | Picidae | 6 | 2024 | +56% | 1995 | |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Icteridae | 5 | 2024 | -81% | 1995 | |
| Black-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2001 | -39% | 1994 | |
| Pied-billed Grebe | Podicipedidae | 4 | 2022 | +17% | 1995 | |
| Costa's Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 4 | 2015 | +150% | 1994 | |
| Lucy's Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2024 | -82% | 1995 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2019 | +380% | 2016 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 4 | 2024 | +600% | 1996 | |
| Western Grebe | Podicipedidae | 4 | 2017 | -10% | 2000 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 3 | 2024 | -13% | 1999 | |
| Cactus Wren | Troglodytidae | 3 | 2019 | -69% | 1995 | |
| Harris's Hawk | Accipitridae | 3 | 2000 | +50% | 1994 | |
| Western Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 3 | 1994 | n/a | n/a | |
| LeConte's Thrasher | Mimidae | 3 | 1994 | n/a | n/a | |
| Marsh Wren | Troglodytidae | 3 | 2021 | +43% | 2001 | |
| Least Bittern | Ardeidae | 3 | 2017 | +67% | 2010 | |
| Ridgway's Rail | Rallidae | 3 | 2021 | -29% | 2017 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 2 | 2024 | -17% | 1995 | |
| Black-chinned Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 2 | 2019 | +125% | 1998 | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2024 | +122% | 1995 | |
| Abert's Towhee | Passerellidae | 2 | 2024 | -87% | 1995 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 2 | 2002 | -67% | 1995 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.