BBS Route · Arizona · BCR 33
Palo Verde Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 80 species recorded across 22 survey years, no longer active.
80Species Recorded
22Years Surveyed
1992–2013Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Arizona Palo Verde
Top 40 of 80 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 305 | 2013 | +163% | 1994 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 154 | 2013 | -48% | 1994 | |
| White-winged Dove | Columbidae | 102 | 2013 | -21% | 1994 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 80 | 2008 | 20× | 2003 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 25 | 2013 | +242% | 1994 | |
| Gambel's Quail | Odontophoridae | 25 | 2013 | +47% | 1994 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 25 | 2013 | -32% | 1994 | |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Icteridae | 21 | 2013 | +380% | 2002 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 20 | 2013 | +63% | 1994 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 19 | 2013 | +46% | 1994 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 18 | 2013 | -76% | 1994 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 15 | 2013 | -20% | 2007 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 14 | 2013 | +54% | 1994 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 12 | 2013 | +26% | 1994 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 11 | 2013 | +169% | 1994 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 10 | 2013 | -71% | 1994 | |
| Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocoracidae | 9 | 2012 | n/a | n/a | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 8 | 2013 | +35% | 1994 | |
| Verdin | Remizidae | 8 | 2013 | -40% | 1994 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 7 | 2013 | -33% | 1994 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 6 | 2013 | -7% | 1994 | |
| Phainopepla | Ptiliogonatidae | 6 | 2013 | -49% | 1994 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 6 | 2013 | +83% | 1999 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2013 | +40% | 2003 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 4 | 2004 | +100% | 1992 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 4 | 2013 | +0% | 2000 | |
| Abert's Towhee | Passerellidae | 4 | 2013 | +31% | 1994 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2013 | -38% | 1996 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 4 | 2013 | -4% | 1994 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 4 | 2013 | +425% | 2010 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 4 | 2013 | +50% | 2002 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2013 | -46% | 1999 | |
| Cassin's Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2006 | +25% | 1998 | |
| Bendire's Thrasher | Mimidae | 3 | 2011 | +200% | 1998 | |
| Snowy Egret | Ardeidae | 3 | 2012 | +18% | 2005 | |
| Inca Dove | Columbidae | 2 | 2006 | -18% | 1994 | |
| Lesser Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 2 | 2012 | +83% | 1994 | |
| Black-chinned Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 2 | 2011 | +0% | 1999 | |
| Brown-crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2004 | +200% | 2002 | |
| Black-tailed Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 2 | 2013 | -79% | 1994 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.