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BBS Route · Arizona · BCR 34

Peña Blanca Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 119 species recorded across 40 survey years, still active.

119Species 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 →
40Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1975–2025Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Arizona Peña Blanca

Top 40 of 119 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Peña Blanca 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
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae572025+11%1977
Lucy's WarblerParulidae362025+284%1977
White-winged DoveColumbidae292025-38%1977
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae192025-35%1977
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae172025-8%1977
Mexican JayCorvidae172025-34%1977
Dusky-capped FlycatcherTyrannidae162025+58%1977
Mourning DoveColumbidae122025+486%1977
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae12200112×1997
House FinchFringillidae112025-34%1977
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae112024+320%1979
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae102025-18%1977
Bell's VireoVireonidae102025+140%1977
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae92025+61%1979
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae81984+500%1978
Rufous-crowned SparrowPasserellidae82025-21%1977
Rock WrenTroglodytidae82025-68%1977
Vermilion FlycatcherTyrannidae72025+217%1981
Scott's OrioleIcteridae72025-45%1977
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae62025-35%1977
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae52025+20%1977
Canyon TowheePasserellidae52025-79%1977
Summer TanagerCardinalidae52025+13%1977
Common RavenCorvidae42025+7%1977
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42025-70%1977
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42024-47%1977
Northern MockingbirdMimidae42025+58%1977
Bridled TitmouseParidae42024-77%1977
Montezuma QuailOdontophoridae42023-62%1979
VerdinRemizidae42025+120%1980
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae42010+300%1984
Turkey VultureCathartidae32025-29%1977
Northern CardinalCardinalidae32025+40%1984
Varied BuntingCardinalidae32023+25%1978
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae32021+18%1983
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32000-40%1989
BushtitAegithalidae32022-54%1978
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae32025+185%1979
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae31999n/an/a
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae32000n/an/a

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