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BBS Route · Arizona · BCR 34

Mormon Lake Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 6 survey years, no longer active.

97Species 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 →
6Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–1975Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Arizona Mormon Lake

Top 40 of 97 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Mormon Lake 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 DoveColumbidae691969n/an/a
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae431975+96%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae361975+13%1970
Pygmy NuthatchSittidae281975-13%1970
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae221974-9%1970
White-throated SwiftApodidae191974+175%1969
Steller's JayCorvidae161975-3%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae161975-35%1970
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae151974-20%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae141971n/an/a
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae131975-32%1970
American RobinTurdidae121975-15%1970
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae111975-29%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae101974-56%1969
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae91974+100%1969
Pine SiskinFringillidae91974+100%1969
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae91974+63%1969
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae81974-17%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae81975+17%1970
KilldeerCharadriidae71975-9%1970
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae71974-15%1969
Scott's OrioleIcteridae71968n/an/a
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae71974+75%1968
Juniper TitmouseParidae71974+40%1968
Mountain ChickadeeParidae71975-48%1970
Western BluebirdTurdidae71975-13%1970
American CootRallidae71975-67%1970
Gray FlycatcherTyrannidae71974n/an/a
American CrowCorvidae61975+33%1970
Pinyon JayCorvidae61975+29%1970
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae61975-56%1970
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae61974+29%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae61974+33%1970
Lark SparrowPasserellidae61975-16%1970
MallardAnatidae51975-17%1968
Lewis's WoodpeckerPicidae51974+0%1969
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae51975-38%1970
Northern PintailAnatidae41970-67%1968
American KestrelFalconidae41975+133%1970
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae41974-43%1968

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