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BBS Route · Arizona · BCR 34

Prescott Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 118 species recorded across 47 survey years, still active.

118Species 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 →
47Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1974–2022Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Arizona Prescott

Top 40 of 118 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Prescott 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
House FinchFringillidae1382022+338%1976
Spotted TowheePasserellidae942022+103%1976
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae402022+663%1976
BushtitAegithalidae352022+188%1976
Mourning DoveColumbidae262022-31%1976
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae262022+780%1977
Virginia's WarblerParulidae192022+56%1976
Western TanagerCardinalidae172022+277%1976
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae172022+331%1976
Pygmy NuthatchSittidae162022+200%1976
Red-faced WarblerParulidae162022-8%1977
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae152022+45%1976
House SparrowPasseridae152022-84%1976
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae142022+108%1976
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae132022+37%1978
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae122022+21%1976
Warbling VireoVireonidae112022-40%1978
Red CrossbillFringillidae102019-56%1978
American RobinTurdidae92022+0%1976
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82022-4%1976
Common RavenCorvidae72022+241%1977
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae72022+113%1977
Grace's WarblerParulidae72022-36%1977
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae62022-52%1978
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae62022-22%1978
Canyon TowheePasserellidae62022+67%1978
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae62017+275%1993
Eared GrebePodicipedidae61998n/an/a
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae52022-71%1976
Hermit ThrushTurdidae52022-71%1978
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52021+108%2007
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42022+100%1976
PhainopeplaPtiliogonatidae42022+0%1977
Mountain ChickadeeParidae42022-5%1977
Turkey VultureCathartidae42021+0%1981
MallardAnatidae4201912×1983
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae32022-75%1976
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae32022-70%1976
Northern MockingbirdMimidae32022+38%1976
Horned LarkAlaudidae31989+20%1979

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