BirdAnalyst
BBS Route · Arizona · BCR 33

Red Rock Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 79 species recorded across 17 survey years, no longer active.

79Species 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 →
17Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2014Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Arizona Red Rock

Top 40 of 79 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Red Rock 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae542014-10%1995
White-winged DoveColumbidae492014+11%1995
Gila WoodpeckerPicidae452014-41%1995
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae152014+77%1995
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae152014-64%1995
Black-tailed GnatcatcherPolioptilidae152014-47%1995
House SparrowPasseridae142014-88%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae102014-94%1995
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae102014+175%2011
VerdinRemizidae82014-50%1995
House FinchFringillidae72014+25%1995
Gilded FlickerPicidae72014-71%1999
Snowy EgretArdeidae71999n/an/a
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae52014-84%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52014-29%1998
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae52001n/an/a
MallardAnatidae42014-20%1998
Lucy's WarblerParulidae42014-53%1998
Purple MartinHirundinidae42001-20%1995
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae42014-31%1999
Brown-crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42014-6%2006
Horned LarkAlaudidae42005+100%2001
Common RavenCorvidae32014-41%1997
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae32014-39%1995
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae32014-77%1995
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32014-63%1997
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae32014+40%2007
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae32014-50%2008
Bell's VireoVireonidae32014+0%2000
Common Ground DoveColumbidae32014+0%2001
Black VultureCathartidae32014+100%2005
Scott's OrioleIcteridae22014+0%1995
Hooded OrioleIcteridae22000-50%1992
PhainopeplaPtiliogonatidae22014-42%1995
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae22014+67%2000
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae22001+100%1992
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae22008-43%1998
Northern CardinalCardinalidae22011-84%1997
Cooper's HawkAccipitridae22007+100%1997
Great EgretArdeidae21999n/an/a

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