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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 19 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 →
19Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1988–2025Span
9Observers

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
Pygmy NuthatchSittidae1042025+236%1990
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae312025+84%1990
Steller's JayCorvidae242025-5%1990
Western TanagerCardinalidae202025+33%1990
American RobinTurdidae182025-28%1990
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae162025-22%1990
Mourning DoveColumbidae152025-15%1991
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae112025-27%1990
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae112025-61%1990
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae102025+157%1990
Mountain ChickadeeParidae92025-63%1990
Horned LarkAlaudidae82025+11%1990
Grace's WarblerParulidae82022-48%1990
Turkey VultureCathartidae72022+250%2019
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae62025-18%1990
Red-faced WarblerParulidae61988n/an/a
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae62025+150%2013
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae52025+146%1990
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae52025+50%1990
Common RavenCorvidae42025+109%1990
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae42025+0%1994
Lark SparrowPasserellidae42025+0%2007
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae31992+200%1988
Hermit ThrushTurdidae32022-77%1990
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32025+200%2010
Great Horned OwlStrigidae32010n/an/a
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae22025+33%1990
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae22022-73%1990
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae22025-71%1990
Pinyon JayCorvidae22025+115%1994
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22022-67%1992
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae22025+33%1991
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae22025-8%1990
Western BluebirdTurdidae22025-37%1990
Rock WrenTroglodytidae22025+50%1992
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae22019-50%2000
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae22013-33%1999
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae22000n/an/a
Western KingbirdTyrannidae22016+100%2006
Northern MockingbirdMimidae22022-60%2021

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