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BBS Route · Arizona · BCR 33

Quartzsite Bird Survey Route

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

56Species 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 →
50Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1974–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Arizona Quartzsite

Top 40 of 56 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
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae842025+284%1976
Mourning DoveColumbidae242025+241%1976
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae222025+103%1976
Gila WoodpeckerPicidae212025+86%1976
House FinchFringillidae122025+47%1976
VerdinRemizidae112025+3%1976
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae102025+52%1978
White-winged DoveColumbidae92025+7%1976
Black-tailed GnatcatcherPolioptilidae92025+167%1976
Northern MockingbirdMimidae82024+533%1981
White-throated SwiftApodidae62025+17%1994
House SparrowPasseridae62023-46%2014
Common RavenCorvidae52025+83%2005
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42025+125%1977
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae42024+300%1976
Turkey VultureCathartidae32025+667%1979
Gilded FlickerPicidae32025-27%1977
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae32013+0%1979
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae32025-18%1976
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32013-29%1986
PhainopeplaPtiliogonatidae32025+300%1980
European StarlingSturnidae32013-38%1981
Scott's OrioleIcteridae32009+25%1985
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae32017+150%1993
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae32019-33%2008
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae32025n/an/a
American KestrelFalconidae22024-14%1979
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae22019+60%1978
Western KingbirdTyrannidae22025-25%1983
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae22024-25%1976
Brown-crested FlycatcherTyrannidae22015+100%1982
Great Horned OwlStrigidae22015+50%1992
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae22025n/an/a
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae11974n/an/a
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

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