BBS Route · Arizona · BCR 16
Page Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 47 species recorded across 14 survey years, still active.
47Species Recorded
14Years Surveyed
1993–2019Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Arizona Page
Top 40 of 47 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 57 | 2019 | -52% | 1996 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 24 | 2019 | -67% | 1996 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 21 | 2019 | +227% | 1996 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 17 | 2019 | -15% | 1996 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 14 | 2019 | -30% | 2006 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 13 | 2019 | +75% | 2009 | |
| Pinyon Jay | Corvidae | 12 | 2019 | +119% | 2007 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 10 | 2019 | +278% | 1996 | |
| Sagebrush Sparrow | Passerellidae | 10 | 2019 | +69% | 2008 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2019 | -80% | 2006 | |
| Bewick's Wren | Troglodytidae | 6 | 2015 | -63% | 1993 | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2019 | -48% | 2006 | |
| Rock Wren | Troglodytidae | 5 | 2019 | -82% | 1996 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 5 | 2015 | +150% | 2011 | |
| Cassin's Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2013 | -31% | 2006 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 4 | 2019 | +100% | 2007 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 3 | 2019 | +89% | 2007 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 3 | 2019 | -75% | 1996 | |
| Violet-green Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2019 | -39% | 2006 | |
| Bendire's Thrasher | Mimidae | 3 | 2007 | -25% | 1993 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2011 | -64% | 1996 | |
| Western Bluebird | Turdidae | 3 | 2019 | -17% | 2009 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 3 | 2018 | +200% | 2010 | |
| Gray Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2019 | +150% | 2012 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2015 | -84% | 2006 | |
| Brewer's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2019 | -25% | 2009 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 2 | 2019 | -38% | 2008 | |
| Scott's Oriole | Icteridae | 2 | 2019 | +40% | 2008 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 2 | 2008 | n/a | n/a | |
| Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay | Corvidae | 2 | 2019 | -33% | 2011 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 2 | 2013 | +100% | 2011 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 1 | 1993 | n/a | n/a | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 1 | 2019 | -60% | 1996 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 1 | 2019 | -73% | 1996 | |
| Sage Thrasher | Mimidae | 1 | 2011 | -27% | 2007 | |
| Canyon Wren | Troglodytidae | 1 | 2009 | +0% | 1993 | |
| Juniper Titmouse | Paridae | 1 | 2019 | -88% | 2007 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 1 | 2018 | -20% | 2007 | |
| Mountain Bluebird | Turdidae | 1 | 2018 | -20% | 2007 | |
| White-throated Swift | Apodidae | 1 | 2018 | +0% | 2006 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.