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BBS Route · Arizona · BCR 34

Cutter Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 73 species recorded across 9 survey years, no longer active.

73Species 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 →
9Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2014Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Arizona Cutter

Top 40 of 73 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Cutter 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
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae168201419×1996
VerdinRemizidae602014+197%1995
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae562014-41%1995
House FinchFringillidae552014+138%1995
Lucy's WarblerParulidae472014+24%1995
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae402014-80%1995
Black-tailed GnatcatcherPolioptilidae372014+200%1995
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae302014-9%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae292014-55%1995
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae252014+81%1995
Common RavenCorvidae252014+213%1995
Northern CardinalCardinalidae242014+13%1995
Turkey VultureCathartidae202014+48%1995
Yellow WarblerParulidae20201420×1996
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae162014+80%1995
Rufous-crowned SparrowPasserellidae162014+800%1999
White-winged DoveColumbidae152014+61%1995
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae15201415×1993
Canyon TowheePasserellidae142014+80%1995
Rock WrenTroglodytidae142014+350%1998
Western KingbirdTyrannidae132014+12%1995
Bell's VireoVireonidae132014-22%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae112014+16%1995
PhainopeplaPtiliogonatidae112014-53%1995
White-throated SwiftApodidae82014n/an/a
Black-chinned SparrowPasserellidae72014+144%1996
House SparrowPasseridae72014+57%1995
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae62014+0%1995
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae62014+68%1996
Gila WoodpeckerPicidae52014-61%1995
Scott's OrioleIcteridae52000-17%1995
BushtitAegithalidae42014+100%1992
Spotted TowheePasserellidae42000+10%1997
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae42014n/an/a
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae32014+0%1995
Canyon WrenTroglodytidae32014+167%1996
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32014-20%1996
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae32014+0%1993
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae32014-44%1996
European StarlingSturnidae32014+0%1995

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