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BBS Route · Arizona · BCR 34

Patagonia Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 142 species recorded across 56 survey years, still active.

142Species 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 →
56Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Arizona Patagonia

Top 40 of 142 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Patagonia 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
Lucy's WarblerParulidae582025+415%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae362025+85%1970
White-winged DoveColumbidae352025+31%1970
Brown-crested FlycatcherTyrannidae33202511×1973
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae292025-36%1970
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae262025+103%1970
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae262025+90%1970
House SparrowPasseridae242025+142%1970
Common RavenCorvidae242025+170%1975
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae232025-6%1970
Turkey VultureCathartidae212025-56%1970
House FinchFringillidae212025+35%1970
Dusky-capped FlycatcherTyrannidae202025+175%1970
Gila WoodpeckerPicidae172025+126%1970
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae172025-9%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae152025-26%1970
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae152025+133%2013
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae142025+135%1970
PhainopeplaPtiliogonatidae132025+65%1970
Horned LarkAlaudidae112025-24%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae112024-47%1970
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae112025+525%1970
Mexican JayCorvidae102025-33%1970
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae102025+35%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae92025+110%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92025+157%1973
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae92025+71%2008
Vermilion FlycatcherTyrannidae82025+140%1970
Bridled TitmouseParidae82025-33%1972
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae82005+8%1983
Broad-billed HummingbirdTrochilidae72025+133%1972
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae72025+175%1971
Gray HawkAccipitridae62025+350%1970
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62025-30%1970
Bell's VireoVireonidae62025+80%1971
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae52025+0%1970
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52025+52%1970
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae52025+275%1970
Rock WrenTroglodytidae52021+0%1970
Yellow WarblerParulidae52025+380%1971

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