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BBS Route · Arizona · BCR 33

Oatman Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 60 species recorded across 34 survey years, still active.

60Species 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 →
34Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1988–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Arizona Oatman

Top 40 of 60 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Oatman 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 DoveColumbidae35202512×1993
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae152025-29%1993
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae142002n/an/a
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae132025+217%1993
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae132019-5%1993
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae72024+250%1994
Rock WrenTroglodytidae62019-55%1994
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae52025-84%1993
Rock PigeonColumbidae52025+300%2000
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42025+42%2010
House FinchFringillidae32025-59%1993
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae32025-55%1993
Black-tailed GnatcatcherPolioptilidae32019-29%1993
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32016+200%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae22025-13%1993
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22024+33%1994
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae22024+25%1993
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae22024-33%1994
Common RavenCorvidae22025-72%1993
European StarlingSturnidae22024-67%1998
House SparrowPasseridae22025-77%1993
Northern MockingbirdMimidae22025-36%1993
VerdinRemizidae22024-43%1993
Turkey VultureCathartidae22025-86%1994
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae22003-50%1993
Brown-crested FlycatcherTyrannidae22017-33%2003
Rufous-crowned SparrowPasserellidae22006+133%1997
Crissal ThrasherMimidae22000+100%1992
Lark SparrowPasserellidae22006-67%2003
Gilded FlickerPicidae22005-25%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22024-29%1997
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae22025+33%2005
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae22018+33%2000
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae21995n/an/a
Burrowing OwlStrigidae12013-67%1988
White-throated SwiftApodidae12024-79%1993
Western KingbirdTyrannidae12023+33%1993
Horned LarkAlaudidae12025+550%1996
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae12019-50%1996
LeConte's ThrasherMimidae11988n/an/a

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