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BBS Route · Arizona · BCR 16

House Rock Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 81 species recorded across 47 survey years, still active.

81Species 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 →
47Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2022Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Arizona House Rock

Top 40 of 81 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the House Rock 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
Pinyon JayCorvidae1132022-75%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae472022-18%1970
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae322022-21%1970
Common RavenCorvidae292022+777%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae272022+94%1970
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae192022-20%1970
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae152022+189%1975
Gray VireoVireonidae112022+218%1970
BushtitAegithalidae102022+133%1971
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae82022+383%1971
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae82021+181%1974
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae72022+77%1970
Horned LarkAlaudidae52022-87%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52021-43%1970
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52022+15%1970
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae51993+150%1976
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae42022-6%1970
Lark SparrowPasserellidae42022-53%1970
House FinchFringillidae42022+0%1971
Tree SwallowHirundinidae41972n/an/a
European StarlingSturnidae41982n/an/a
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae32019+0%1970
Gray FlycatcherTyrannidae32022+50%1970
Spotted TowheePasserellidae32022-50%1970
Juniper TitmouseParidae32022-67%1970
Sage ThrasherMimidae32022-60%1975
Red CrossbillFringillidae31984+0%1978
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae31997-57%1995
California CondorCathartidae32011-11%2007
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae21968n/an/a
Western KingbirdTyrannidae22017-58%1970
Mountain ChickadeeParidae22008+225%1977
Western BluebirdTurdidae22022+20%1971
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae22022-31%1972
Western TanagerCardinalidae22022+20%1981
Cooper's HawkAccipitridae21981+100%1976
American RobinTurdidae22015+100%1976
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae21978n/an/a
American KestrelFalconidae12009-50%1970
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae12017+57%1972

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