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BBS Route · Arizona · BCR 33

New River Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 59 species recorded across 29 survey years, no longer active.

59Species 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 →
29Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1974–2016Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Arizona New River

Top 40 of 59 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the New River 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
House SparrowPasseridae1072016+769%1976
House FinchFringillidae752016+348%1976
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae552016+140%1976
Mourning DoveColumbidae532016-14%1976
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae512016+68%1976
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae482016+143%1976
VerdinRemizidae432016+403%1976
Gila WoodpeckerPicidae352016+329%1976
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae32201624×1976
Black-tailed GnatcatcherPolioptilidae262016+244%1992
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae142016-35%2014
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae132016-14%1993
White-winged DoveColumbidae122016+229%1976
Lucy's WarblerParulidae122016+289%1976
Gilded FlickerPicidae92016-52%1976
Horned LarkAlaudidae92016+47%1992
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae82016+220%1977
Rock PigeonColumbidae72016+243%2001
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae62016+550%1995
European StarlingSturnidae52016+50%1977
Crissal ThrasherMimidae52010-22%2006
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae42016+250%1997
Hooded OrioleIcteridae42016+50%2001
Bronzed CowbirdIcteridae42014+100%1995
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae42005+100%1999
American KestrelFalconidae32014-70%1976
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae32016-38%1976
Bendire's ThrasherMimidae32016-71%1976
Northern CardinalCardinalidae32016+33%1977
Northern MockingbirdMimidae32016+36%1992
Abert's TowheePasserellidae32016+140%1993
Inca DoveColumbidae32008+133%1993
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae32016+40%2001
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32015+200%2014
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae22016+0%1977
Western KingbirdTyrannidae22016+367%1976
Brown-crested FlycatcherTyrannidae22016+200%1991
PhainopeplaPtiliogonatidae22016-6%1976
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22016+10%1990
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae22009+0%1994

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