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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 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 →
13Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1991–2022Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Arizona Oraibi

Top 40 of 41 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Oraibi 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
Horned LarkAlaudidae642022+154%1993
Northern MockingbirdMimidae202022+415%1993
Common RavenCorvidae152022-27%1993
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae152022+204%1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae122022-46%1993
House SparrowPasseridae82018+167%2000
Lark SparrowPasserellidae72022+47%1995
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae32022-55%1993
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae32018-67%1991
Burrowing OwlStrigidae32000+0%1998
House FinchFringillidae32021+150%1999
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae22022+88%1994
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae21994+100%1991
Sage ThrasherMimidae22019-70%1993
Western KingbirdTyrannidae22022+0%1999
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae21999n/an/a
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae22018n/an/a
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae22019+100%2018
Crissal ThrasherMimidae22018n/an/a
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae12019+0%1996
Prairie FalconFalconidae12018+0%1991
American KestrelFalconidae12000-50%1993
White-throated SwiftApodidae12018-50%1992
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae12019-55%1994
Rock WrenTroglodytidae12021+167%1998
KilldeerCharadriidae12022+0%1992
Golden EagleAccipitridae12022+0%1995
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae11993n/an/a
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae12018+0%1994
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae12018+0%1994
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae11998+0%1995
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae11996n/an/a
Bendire's ThrasherMimidae11996n/an/a
MallardAnatidae11999+0%1998
American CootRallidae11999n/an/a
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae11999n/an/a
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae12000n/an/a
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae12021-50%2018
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae12019+0%2018
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae12022+0%2018

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