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BBS Route · Arizona · BCR 34

Patagonia Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 141 species recorded across 55 survey years, still active.

141Species 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 →
55Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Arizona Patagonia

Top 40 of 141 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 WarblerParulidae622024+358%1970
PhainopeplaPtiliogonatidae382024+70%1970
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae342024-25%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae332024+171%1970
White-winged DoveColumbidae292024+39%1970
Brown-crested FlycatcherTyrannidae272024+929%1973
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae242024+90%1970
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae242024+177%1970
House FinchFringillidae232024+0%1970
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae192024-16%1970
Mexican JayCorvidae172024-30%1970
Common RavenCorvidae172024+140%1975
Gila WoodpeckerPicidae162024+100%1970
Horned LarkAlaudidae152024-16%1970
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae142024+97%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae142024-43%1970
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae142024+84%1970
Dusky-capped FlycatcherTyrannidae132024+169%1970
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae132024+6%1970
Turkey VultureCathartidae122024-63%1970
Vermilion FlycatcherTyrannidae112024+147%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae112024-47%1970
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae112024+325%1970
Summer TanagerCardinalidae102024+271%1970
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae92024-19%1970
House SparrowPasseridae92024+84%1970
Yellow WarblerParulidae92024+500%1971
Rufous-crowned SparrowPasserellidae82024+44%1970
Canyon TowheePasserellidae82024-36%1970
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae82005+8%1983
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae72024+225%1970
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae72024+71%2008
Gray HawkAccipitridae62024+300%1970
Spotted TowheePasserellidae62024+118%1970
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62023+88%1970
Bell's VireoVireonidae62024+40%1971
BushtitAegithalidae62023-55%1971
Black VultureCathartidae62023+175%2000
Broad-billed HummingbirdTrochilidae52024+117%1972
Lark SparrowPasserellidae52023-27%1970

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