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BBS Route · Arizona · BCR 33

Gila Bend Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 43 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.

43Species 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 →
25Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1995–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Arizona Gila Bend

Top 40 of 43 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Gila Bend 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
White-winged DoveColumbidae442024-40%2000
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae362024+30%2000
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae292024-48%2000
Mourning DoveColumbidae222024-54%2000
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae102024-45%2000
PhainopeplaPtiliogonatidae72024+11%2000
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae72024+18%2000
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae72024-79%2000
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae72019-4%2008
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae62024-33%2001
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae62009+500%2004
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32024-31%2000
Gila WoodpeckerPicidae32024-89%2000
Rock WrenTroglodytidae32019-17%2005
White-throated SwiftApodidae32022+200%2000
Common PoorwillCaprimulgidae32009-40%2001
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae22019-67%2000
House FinchFringillidae22024-43%2000
Bendire's ThrasherMimidae22019+0%2000
VerdinRemizidae22024-36%2000
Turkey VultureCathartidae22024-22%2002
Scott's OrioleIcteridae22021-25%2001
Great Horned OwlStrigidae22022+233%2002
American KestrelFalconidae22021-20%2006
American Barn OwlTytonidae22001n/an/a
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae22021+0%2011
Gilded FlickerPicidae12024-79%2000
Common RavenCorvidae12022-50%2000
Northern MockingbirdMimidae12024+0%2001
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae12024-75%2000
Black-tailed GnatcatcherPolioptilidae12024-83%2000
Costa's HummingbirdTrochilidae12024-55%2002
Western KingbirdTyrannidae12024+0%2004
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae12014-42%2001
Lucy's WarblerParulidae12009-33%2004
Canyon TowheePasserellidae12000n/an/a
Inca DoveColumbidae12001n/an/a
Crissal ThrasherMimidae12024-50%2008
Western Screech-OwlStrigidae12002n/an/a
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae12022+200%2011

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