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BBS Route · Arizona · BCR 33

Gila Bend Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 45 species recorded across 26 survey years, still active.

45Species 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 →
26Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1995–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Arizona Gila Bend

Top 40 of 45 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
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae362024+30%2000
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae342025-47%2000
Mourning DoveColumbidae172025-58%2000
White-winged DoveColumbidae162025-49%2000
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae112025-78%2000
Gila WoodpeckerPicidae72025-81%2000
PhainopeplaPtiliogonatidae72024+11%2000
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae72019-4%2008
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae62009+500%2004
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42025-31%2000
Gilded FlickerPicidae32025-77%2000
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae32025-51%2000
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae32025+0%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
Scott's OrioleIcteridae22021-25%2001
Great Horned OwlStrigidae22022+233%2002
American Barn OwlTytonidae22001n/an/a
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae22021+0%2011
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae12025-50%2001
Common RavenCorvidae12022-50%2000
Northern MockingbirdMimidae12024+0%2001
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae12024-75%2000
VerdinRemizidae12025-82%2000
Black-tailed GnatcatcherPolioptilidae12024-83%2000
Turkey VultureCathartidae12025-33%2002
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
American KestrelFalconidae12025-20%2006
Crissal ThrasherMimidae12024-50%2008
Western Screech-OwlStrigidae12002n/an/a
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae12022+200%2011

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