BBS Route · Arizona · BCR 16
Rose Wells Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 60 species recorded across 10 survey years, no longer active.
60Species Recorded
10Years Surveyed
1968–1978Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Arizona Rose Wells
Top 40 of 60 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 84 | 1978 | -29% | 1970 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 34 | 1978 | -7% | 1970 | |
| Bushtit | Aegithalidae | 21 | 1969 | +950% | 1968 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 20 | 1978 | -50% | 1970 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 19 | 1978 | +117% | 1970 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 14 | 1978 | +100% | 1970 | |
| Pinyon Jay | Corvidae | 14 | 1977 | -80% | 1970 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 14 | 1978 | +60% | 1970 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 12 | 1977 | -82% | 1972 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 8 | 1969 | +700% | 1968 | |
| Rock Wren | Troglodytidae | 7 | 1978 | -39% | 1970 | |
| Juniper Titmouse | Paridae | 7 | 1969 | +17% | 1968 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 5 | 1978 | +325% | 1970 | |
| White-winged Dove | Columbidae | 5 | 1969 | n/a | n/a | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 4 | 1977 | -50% | 1970 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 4 | 1978 | -88% | 1970 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 3 | 1969 | +200% | 1968 | |
| Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay | Corvidae | 3 | 1977 | -20% | 1970 | |
| Chihuahuan Meadowlark | Icteridae | 3 | 1968 | n/a | n/a | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 1978 | -74% | 1970 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 1978 | +46% | 1973 | |
| Swainson's Hawk | Accipitridae | 2 | 1969 | +100% | 1968 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 2 | 1977 | -50% | 1970 | |
| Ladder-backed Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 1968 | n/a | n/a | |
| Black-chinned Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 2 | 1969 | +100% | 1968 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 2 | 1976 | +33% | 1969 | |
| Mountain Bluebird | Turdidae | 2 | 1978 | -83% | 1970 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 2 | 1975 | +0% | 1969 | |
| Gray Vireo | Vireonidae | 2 | 1969 | n/a | n/a | |
| Cassin's Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 2 | 1978 | -25% | 1974 | |
| Black-headed Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 2 | 1976 | +100% | 1970 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 2 | 1977 | -88% | 1974 | |
| Curve-billed Thrasher | Mimidae | 2 | 1973 | n/a | n/a | |
| Sage Thrasher | Mimidae | 2 | 1978 | +100% | 1974 | |
| Gambel's Quail | Odontophoridae | 1 | 1978 | -83% | 1969 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 1 | 1977 | +0% | 1969 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 1 | 1977 | -25% | 1970 | |
| Broad-tailed Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 1 | 1968 | n/a | n/a | |
| Dusky Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 1 | 1968 | n/a | n/a | |
| Scott's Oriole | Icteridae | 1 | 1975 | -25% | 1969 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.