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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 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 →
18Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1988–2022Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Arizona Flagstaff

Top 40 of 71 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Flagstaff 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
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae482022+79%1990
Western TanagerCardinalidae352022+23%1990
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae322022+154%1990
American RobinTurdidae262022-39%1990
Pinyon JayCorvidae232022+215%1994
Pygmy NuthatchSittidae212022+14%1990
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae152022+16%1990
Mourning DoveColumbidae152022-34%1991
Steller's JayCorvidae142022+2%1990
Common RavenCorvidae132022+155%1990
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae122022+21%1990
Barn SwallowHirundinidae122016+500%1994
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae112022+217%1991
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae92022-43%1990
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae92022-59%1990
Grace's WarblerParulidae82022-48%1990
Horned LarkAlaudidae72022-22%1990
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72022-39%1990
Western BluebirdTurdidae72022-20%1990
Hepatic TanagerCardinalidae72022+400%1991
Turkey VultureCathartidae72022+250%2019
Red-faced WarblerParulidae61988n/an/a
Mountain ChickadeeParidae52022-67%1990
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52022+44%1994
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae42022-47%1990
Warbling VireoVireonidae42022-36%1999
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae32022+17%1990
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae32022+71%1990
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae31992+200%1988
Hermit ThrushTurdidae32022-77%1990
Great Horned OwlStrigidae32010n/an/a
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae22022-73%1990
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22022-67%1992
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae22019+20%1990
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae22021-25%2000
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae22019-50%2000
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae22013-33%1999
Lark SparrowPasserellidae22022-30%2007
Spotted TowheePasserellidae22019-17%2007
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae22000n/an/a

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