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BBS Route · Arizona · BCR 34

Forest Lakes Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 93 species recorded across 23 survey years, still active.

93Species 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 →
23Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2024Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Arizona Forest Lakes

Top 40 of 93 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Forest Lakes 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
Spotted TowheePasserellidae502024+49%1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae482024+87%1994
Horned LarkAlaudidae362024+247%1994
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae282024+152%1994
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae252024+75%1994
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae252024-42%1994
Pygmy NuthatchSittidae252024+129%1994
Northern MockingbirdMimidae202024-21%1994
Common RavenCorvidae182024+140%1994
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae182024+7%1994
Purple MartinHirundinidae142024+833%1996
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae142024-29%1995
Western BluebirdTurdidae122024+50%1994
House FinchFringillidae122024+350%2000
Juniper TitmouseParidae112024-5%1994
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae101993+43%1992
Steller's JayCorvidae102024+0%1994
BushtitAegithalidae102024+11%1994
Grace's WarblerParulidae92024-46%1994
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae92024-32%1994
Mountain ChickadeeParidae92024+138%1994
Lark SparrowPasserellidae92024+156%1995
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae82024+50%1994
Canyon TowheePasserellidae82024+225%2021
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae82024+27%1996
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae82024+225%1997
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae82024+63%2021
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae72024-56%1995
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae72024+50%2021
Gray FlycatcherTyrannidae72024-11%1996
Rock WrenTroglodytidae62024+117%1997
Mexican JayCorvidae62016+250%2009
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae52024+33%1995
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae52024-22%1994
Canyon WrenTroglodytidae52024+14%1995
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae42024-16%1994
Pinyon JayCorvidae42024-87%1995
Hepatic TanagerCardinalidae42024+133%2000
Gray VireoVireonidae42024-25%1997
White-throated SwiftApodidae42024+100%2023

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