BBS Route · Arizona · BCR 16
Oraibi Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 41 species recorded across 13 survey years, still active.
41Species Recorded
13Years Surveyed
1991–2022Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Arizona Oraibi
Top 40 of 41 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 64 | 2022 | +154% | 1993 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 20 | 2022 | +415% | 1993 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 15 | 2022 | -27% | 1993 | |
| Black-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 15 | 2022 | +204% | 1994 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 12 | 2022 | -46% | 1993 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 8 | 2018 | +167% | 2000 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 2022 | +47% | 1995 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 3 | 2022 | -55% | 1993 | |
| Sagebrush Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2018 | -67% | 1991 | |
| Burrowing Owl | Strigidae | 3 | 2000 | +0% | 1998 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 3 | 2021 | +150% | 1999 | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2022 | +88% | 1994 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 2 | 1994 | +100% | 1991 | |
| Sage Thrasher | Mimidae | 2 | 2019 | -70% | 1993 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2022 | +0% | 1999 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 2 | 1999 | n/a | n/a | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2018 | n/a | n/a | |
| Brewer's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2019 | +100% | 2018 | |
| Crissal Thrasher | Mimidae | 2 | 2018 | n/a | n/a | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 1 | 2019 | +0% | 1996 | |
| Prairie Falcon | Falconidae | 1 | 2018 | +0% | 1991 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 1 | 2000 | -50% | 1993 | |
| White-throated Swift | Apodidae | 1 | 2018 | -50% | 1992 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 1 | 2019 | -55% | 1994 | |
| Rock Wren | Troglodytidae | 1 | 2021 | +167% | 1998 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 1 | 2022 | +0% | 1992 | |
| Golden Eagle | Accipitridae | 1 | 2022 | +0% | 1995 | |
| Cassin's Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 1 | 1993 | n/a | n/a | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 1 | 2018 | +0% | 1994 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 1 | 2018 | +0% | 1994 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 1 | 1998 | +0% | 1995 | |
| Lesser Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 1 | 1996 | n/a | n/a | |
| Bendire's Thrasher | Mimidae | 1 | 1996 | n/a | n/a | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 1 | 1999 | +0% | 1998 | |
| American Coot | Rallidae | 1 | 1999 | n/a | n/a | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 1 | 1999 | n/a | n/a | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 1 | 2000 | n/a | n/a | |
| Gambel's Quail | Odontophoridae | 1 | 2021 | -50% | 2018 | |
| Western Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 1 | 2019 | +0% | 2018 | |
| Chihuahuan Meadowlark | Icteridae | 1 | 2022 | +0% | 2018 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.