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BBS Route · Arizona · BCR 33

Dateland Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 69 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.

69Species 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 →
1990–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Arizona Dateland

Top 40 of 69 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Dateland 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 BlackbirdIcteridae912025-80%1992
White-throated SwiftApodidae822016+467%2006
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae662024+310%1994
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae302025+522%1992
White-winged DoveColumbidae212025-24%1992
Common Ground DoveColumbidae202025+475%2000
Mourning DoveColumbidae192025-84%1992
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae132025-74%1992
VerdinRemizidae92024+283%1992
Common RavenCorvidae72025+267%1994
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae62025-30%1992
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae6202421×1992
House SparrowPasseridae52016-83%1992
Lark SparrowPasserellidae52016+400%1999
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae52025+67%2021
Turkey VultureCathartidae42025+150%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42021-60%1994
Yellow WarblerParulidae42025+233%2005
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae42016+300%1990
House FinchFringillidae42024-30%1996
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae42015+20%1999
Inca DoveColumbidae42016-40%1998
LeConte's ThrasherMimidae42012+11%2000
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42016+20%2002
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae42016+300%2000
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42024+208%2007
Great Horned OwlStrigidae32021+67%1999
Western KingbirdTyrannidae32025-89%1992
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae32021-40%1992
KilldeerCharadriidae32025+22%1994
PhainopeplaPtiliogonatidae32012-79%1993
Lucy's WarblerParulidae32025+67%1993
Black PhoebeTyrannidae32016+100%1996
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae32016-10%1999
Song SparrowPasserellidae32016+200%1998
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae32024+100%2005
Great EgretArdeidae32024n/an/a
Vermilion FlycatcherTyrannidae22016-17%1996
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae22025+25%1996
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae22025+55%1994

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