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BBS Route · Arizona · BCR 34

Rucker Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 116 species recorded across 16 survey years, no longer active.

116Species 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 →
16Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2009Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Arizona Rucker

Top 40 of 116 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Rucker 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
Mexican JayCorvidae942009+30%1996
Horned LarkAlaudidae422009-36%1996
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae412009-55%1996
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae272001+263%1997
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae262009-40%1996
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae222009+13%1996
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae202009-34%1996
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae182009-56%1996
Dusky-capped FlycatcherTyrannidae172009+30%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae162009+20%1996
White-winged DoveColumbidae142009+80%1996
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae132009+0%1996
Northern MockingbirdMimidae132009-23%1996
Pine SiskinFringillidae122008+71%1997
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae112009-4%1996
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae112009+93%1996
Grace's WarblerParulidae112009-44%1996
House FinchFringillidae102009-33%1996
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae92000+71%1996
Hepatic TanagerCardinalidae92009+5%1996
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae92009-17%1996
Hermit ThrushTurdidae92009+140%1997
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae82009+40%1997
Spotted TowheePasserellidae82009-61%1996
House SparrowPasseridae72002+44%1998
Scott's OrioleIcteridae62009-22%1996
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae62009+100%1997
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae62009-72%1996
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae62009-25%1996
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae62009-37%1996
BushtitAegithalidae52008-86%1997
American RobinTurdidae52009-5%1996
Common RavenCorvidae42009+129%1997
Yellow-eyed JuncoPasserellidae42009-30%1996
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42009-56%1997
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae42009+67%1999
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae32009-15%1996
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae32009+83%1998
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae32009-11%1996
Hutton's VireoVireonidae32009-18%1996

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