BBS Route · Arizona · BCR 34
Flagstaff Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 71 species recorded across 18 survey years, still active.
71Species Recorded
18Years Surveyed
1988–2022Span
8Observers
Bird Species Found on Arizona Flagstaff
Top 40 of 71 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 48 | 2022 | +79% | 1990 | |
| Western Tanager | Cardinalidae | 35 | 2022 | +23% | 1990 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 32 | 2022 | +154% | 1990 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 26 | 2022 | -39% | 1990 | |
| Pinyon Jay | Corvidae | 23 | 2022 | +215% | 1994 | |
| Pygmy Nuthatch | Sittidae | 21 | 2022 | +14% | 1990 | |
| Plumbeous Vireo | Vireonidae | 15 | 2022 | +16% | 1990 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 15 | 2022 | -34% | 1991 | |
| Steller's Jay | Corvidae | 14 | 2022 | +2% | 1990 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 13 | 2022 | +155% | 1990 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 12 | 2022 | +21% | 1990 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 12 | 2016 | +500% | 1994 | |
| Black-headed Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 11 | 2022 | +217% | 1991 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 2022 | -43% | 1990 | |
| Violet-green Swallow | Hirundinidae | 9 | 2022 | -59% | 1990 | |
| Grace's Warbler | Parulidae | 8 | 2022 | -48% | 1990 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 7 | 2022 | -22% | 1990 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 2022 | -39% | 1990 | |
| Western Bluebird | Turdidae | 7 | 2022 | -20% | 1990 | |
| Hepatic Tanager | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2022 | +400% | 1991 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 7 | 2022 | +250% | 2019 | |
| Red-faced Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 1988 | n/a | n/a | |
| Mountain Chickadee | Paridae | 5 | 2022 | -67% | 1990 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 5 | 2022 | +44% | 1994 | |
| Broad-tailed Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 4 | 2022 | -47% | 1990 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 4 | 2022 | -36% | 1999 | |
| Hairy Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2022 | +17% | 1990 | |
| Cassin's Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2022 | +71% | 1990 | |
| Evening Grosbeak | Fringillidae | 3 | 1992 | +200% | 1988 | |
| Hermit Thrush | Turdidae | 3 | 2022 | -77% | 1990 | |
| Great Horned Owl | Strigidae | 3 | 2010 | n/a | n/a | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 2 | 2022 | -73% | 1990 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 2 | 2022 | -67% | 1992 | |
| Mountain Bluebird | Turdidae | 2 | 2019 | +20% | 1990 | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2021 | -25% | 2000 | |
| Lesser Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 2 | 2019 | -50% | 2000 | |
| Band-tailed Pigeon | Columbidae | 2 | 2013 | -33% | 1999 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2022 | -30% | 2007 | |
| Spotted Towhee | Passerellidae | 2 | 2019 | -17% | 2007 | |
| Lazuli Bunting | Cardinalidae | 2 | 2000 | n/a | n/a |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.