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BBS Route · Arizona · BCR 16

Kaibito Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 42 species recorded across 24 survey years, still active.

42Species 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 →
1993–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Arizona Kaibito

Top 40 of 42 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Kaibito 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
Common RavenCorvidae162024+25%1996
Horned LarkAlaudidae102024-87%1996
Northern MockingbirdMimidae102024-13%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae82024+250%1996
Pinyon JayCorvidae72024+157%2004
Western KingbirdTyrannidae52018+100%2004
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae42024-72%1996
House SparrowPasseridae42024-84%1996
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae42019+114%2004
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae32024-61%2003
Rock WrenTroglodytidae32010-56%1996
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae32021-78%2005
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32008+100%1996
MallardAnatidae32013n/an/a
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22024-33%1996
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae22019-78%1993
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae22024+0%2010
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae22008n/an/a
American KestrelFalconidae12023-60%1996
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae12024+0%2008
House FinchFringillidae12022-82%1996
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae12010-64%1996
Lark SparrowPasserellidae12023-40%2003
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae12023-71%1996
Bendire's ThrasherMimidae12016-57%2008
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae12016-20%1996
Juniper TitmouseParidae12024+0%2006
BushtitAegithalidae12021-40%2008
Western BluebirdTurdidae12024-7%2007
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae12023-90%1996
Prairie FalconFalconidae12011+0%1995
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae11995n/an/a
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae12021-50%1996
Mountain ChickadeeParidae11995n/an/a
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae12024-33%2006
Song SparrowPasserellidae12022-67%2005
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae12017-80%2003
Barn SwallowHirundinidae12006n/an/a
Northern HarrierAccipitridae12009n/an/a
Gray FlycatcherTyrannidae12024+0%2014

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