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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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 60 species recorded across 10 survey years, no longer active.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 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 →
10Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
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.

Species recorded on the Rose Wells 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
Horned LarkAlaudidae841978-29%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae341978-7%1970
BushtitAegithalidae211969+950%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae201978-50%1970
Common RavenCorvidae191978+117%1970
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae141978+100%1970
Pinyon JayCorvidae141977-80%1970
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae141978+60%1970
Western KingbirdTyrannidae121977-82%1972
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae81969+700%1968
Rock WrenTroglodytidae71978-39%1970
Juniper TitmouseParidae71969+17%1968
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae51978+325%1970
White-winged DoveColumbidae51969n/an/a
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae41977-50%1970
House FinchFringillidae41978-88%1970
KilldeerCharadriidae31969+200%1968
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae31977-20%1970
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae31968n/an/a
Lark SparrowPasserellidae31978-74%1970
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae31978+46%1973
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae21969+100%1968
American KestrelFalconidae21977-50%1970
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae21968n/an/a
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae21969+100%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae21976+33%1969
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae21978-83%1970
European StarlingSturnidae21975+0%1969
Gray VireoVireonidae21969n/an/a
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae21978-25%1974
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae21976+100%1970
House SparrowPasseridae21977-88%1974
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae21973n/an/a
Sage ThrasherMimidae21978+100%1974
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae11978-83%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae11977+0%1969
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae11977-25%1970
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae11968n/an/a
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae11968n/an/a
Scott's OrioleIcteridae11975-25%1969

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