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BBS Route · Arizona · BCR 34

Mt. Graham Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 67 species recorded across 23 survey years, still active.

67Species 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 →
23Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1995–2023Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Arizona Mt. Graham

Top 40 of 67 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Mt. Graham 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
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae572023+46%1997
Western TanagerCardinalidae452023-27%1997
Red-faced WarblerParulidae442023+520%1997
Warbling VireoVireonidae402023+15%1997
Yellow-eyed JuncoPasserellidae352023-68%1997
Hermit ThrushTurdidae302023-57%1997
American RobinTurdidae252023-1%1997
Spotted TowheePasserellidae202023+96%1997
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae162023+25%1997
Olive WarblerPeucedramidae142023+333%1999
Grace's WarblerParulidae142023+136%2001
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae132023+90%1997
Virginia's WarblerParulidae102023+700%2003
Mountain ChickadeeParidae102023-20%1997
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae92023+129%1997
Pygmy NuthatchSittidae92023-13%1997
Steller's JayCorvidae82023+23%1997
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae72023+91%1997
Brown CreeperCerthiidae72023-24%1997
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae72023+60%1998
Turkey VultureCathartidae72022+67%1998
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae72023+500%2003
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae62022-36%1997
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae62023+153%1998
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae52023+260%2007
Mexican Whip-poor-willCaprimulgidae42023+40%2000
Greater PeweeTyrannidae42023-21%2013
Pine SiskinFringillidae42023+0%1997
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae42023-50%1997
Painted RedstartParulidae42023+17%1997
Barn SwallowHirundinidae41996n/an/a
BushtitAegithalidae42021+300%2016
Common RavenCorvidae32023+111%1998
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae32023+157%1997
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae22019-53%1998
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22023+33%2005
White-throated SwiftApodidae22023-70%2002
Broad-billed HummingbirdTrochilidae22004+0%1998
Great Horned OwlStrigidae22018n/an/a
Northern Pygmy-OwlStrigidae22019+100%2018

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