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BBS Route · Arizona · BCR 34

Forest Lakes Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 24 survey years, still active.

94Species 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 →
24Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2025Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Arizona Forest Lakes

Top 40 of 94 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 TowheePasserellidae342025+82%1994
Northern MockingbirdMimidae312025-38%1994
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae202025+34%1994
Horned LarkAlaudidae192025+167%1994
House FinchFringillidae192025+800%2000
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae142025+138%1994
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae132025-33%1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae122025+36%1994
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae122025-4%1994
Juniper TitmouseParidae112025+9%1994
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae101993+43%1992
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae102025+138%1994
Grace's WarblerParulidae92025-52%1994
Pygmy NuthatchSittidae92025+118%1994
Lark SparrowPasserellidae92025+167%1995
BushtitAegithalidae82025+33%1994
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae82025-7%1995
Turkey VultureCathartidae82025+83%2011
Canyon TowheePasserellidae72025+325%2021
Gray FlycatcherTyrannidae72025-11%1996
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae62025+33%1995
Rock WrenTroglodytidae62025+150%1997
Mexican JayCorvidae62016+250%2009
Common RavenCorvidae52025+67%1994
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae52025+22%1994
American RobinTurdidae52025-23%1994
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae52025+40%2021
Canyon WrenTroglodytidae52024+14%1995
Steller's JayCorvidae42025+15%1994
Hepatic TanagerCardinalidae42025+233%2000
Mountain ChickadeeParidae42025+75%1994
Western BluebirdTurdidae42025+6%1994
Gray VireoVireonidae42024-25%1997
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae42025+89%2022
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae32025-10%1994
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae32006+133%2000
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae32025+67%1996
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae32025+27%1996
Red CrossbillFringillidae31997-40%1995
Olive WarblerPeucedramidae32021-38%2011

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