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BBS Route · Arizona · BCR 34

Mcneal Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 89 species recorded across 26 survey years, still active.

89Species 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 →
1992–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Arizona Mcneal

Top 40 of 89 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Mcneal 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
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae562025+21%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae482025+142%1995
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae402025+219%1995
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae252025+37%1995
Northern MockingbirdMimidae242025-59%1995
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae222025+30%1995
House FinchFringillidae212025+207%1995
House SparrowPasseridae202025+55%1995
White-winged DoveColumbidae162025+200%1995
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae152019+160%2005
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae142017-74%2014
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae122025+70%1995
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae122025+108%1995
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae112025+0%1995
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae112025+200%1999
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae92017-10%1999
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae82025+227%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72025+25%1999
Western KingbirdTyrannidae62025-11%1995
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae52025-41%1995
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae52025+133%1997
Botteri's SparrowPasserellidae52025+275%2005
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42024-27%1999
Lucy's WarblerParulidae42025+60%1997
Montezuma QuailOdontophoridae42015+300%1997
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae32025+80%1999
Great Horned OwlStrigidae32024-17%2002
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae32025-84%1995
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae32025-65%1995
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae32025+20%1999
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae32022-47%2000
Turkey VultureCathartidae22025+15%1995
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae22025+0%1997
Scott's OrioleIcteridae22025+0%1995
Bell's VireoVireonidae22025+17%1999
Lark SparrowPasserellidae22009+50%1999
VerdinRemizidae22025+0%2006
Northern CardinalCardinalidae22025+67%2001
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae22025+75%2000
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae21997n/an/a

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