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BBS Route · Arizona · BCR 33

Quartzsite Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 54 species recorded across 49 survey years, still active.

54Species 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 →
49Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1974–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Arizona Quartzsite

Top 40 of 54 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Quartzsite 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
White-winged DoveColumbidae472024+26%1976
Mourning DoveColumbidae382024+234%1976
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae342024+184%1976
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae302024+47%1976
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae152024+28%1978
Turkey VultureCathartidae142023+700%1979
Gila WoodpeckerPicidae132024+55%1976
Northern MockingbirdMimidae82024+533%1981
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae72024-6%1976
VerdinRemizidae72024-29%1976
Black-tailed GnatcatcherPolioptilidae62024+33%1976
PhainopeplaPtiliogonatidae62024+260%1980
House SparrowPasseridae62023-46%2014
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae42024+300%1976
Common RavenCorvidae42024+17%2005
Gilded FlickerPicidae32021-46%1977
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae32013+0%1979
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32013-29%1986
European StarlingSturnidae32013-38%1981
Scott's OrioleIcteridae32009+25%1985
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae32017+150%1993
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae32019-33%2008
American KestrelFalconidae22024-14%1979
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae22019+60%1978
Western KingbirdTyrannidae22024-38%1983
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae22024-25%1976
Brown-crested FlycatcherTyrannidae22015+100%1982
Great Horned OwlStrigidae22015+50%1992
Yellow WarblerParulidae22024+200%2006
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae12024+75%1977
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae11974n/an/a
House FinchFringillidae12024-20%1976
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae12018+0%1979
Hooded OrioleIcteridae12011+0%1981
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae12024-25%1984
Bendire's ThrasherMimidae12001-65%1979
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae11997+50%1985
Horned LarkAlaudidae12023+0%1984
LeConte's ThrasherMimidae11979n/an/a
Lucy's WarblerParulidae12017-25%1985

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