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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 116 species recorded across 16 survey years, no longer active.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 Recorded
16Years Surveyed
1993–2009Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Arizona Rucker
Top 40 of 116 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexican Jay | Corvidae | 94 | 2009 | +30% | 1996 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 42 | 2009 | -36% | 1996 | |
| Chihuahuan Meadowlark | Icteridae | 41 | 2009 | -55% | 1996 | |
| Violet-green Swallow | Hirundinidae | 27 | 2001 | +263% | 1997 | |
| Gambel's Quail | Odontophoridae | 26 | 2009 | -40% | 1996 | |
| Western Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 22 | 2009 | +13% | 1996 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 20 | 2009 | -34% | 1996 | |
| Bewick's Wren | Troglodytidae | 18 | 2009 | -56% | 1996 | |
| Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 17 | 2009 | +30% | 1996 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 16 | 2009 | +20% | 1996 | |
| White-winged Dove | Columbidae | 14 | 2009 | +80% | 1996 | |
| Scaled Quail | Odontophoridae | 13 | 2009 | +0% | 1996 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 13 | 2009 | -23% | 1996 | |
| Pine Siskin | Fringillidae | 12 | 2008 | +71% | 1997 | |
| Cassin's Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 11 | 2009 | -4% | 1996 | |
| Black-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 11 | 2009 | +93% | 1996 | |
| Grace's Warbler | Parulidae | 11 | 2009 | -44% | 1996 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 10 | 2009 | -33% | 1996 | |
| Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay | Corvidae | 9 | 2000 | +71% | 1996 | |
| Hepatic Tanager | Cardinalidae | 9 | 2009 | +5% | 1996 | |
| Cactus Wren | Troglodytidae | 9 | 2009 | -17% | 1996 | |
| Hermit Thrush | Turdidae | 9 | 2009 | +140% | 1997 | |
| Greater Roadrunner | Cuculidae | 8 | 2009 | +40% | 1997 | |
| Spotted Towhee | Passerellidae | 8 | 2009 | -61% | 1996 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 7 | 2002 | +44% | 1998 | |
| Scott's Oriole | Icteridae | 6 | 2009 | -22% | 1996 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2009 | +100% | 1997 | |
| Black-headed Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 6 | 2009 | -72% | 1996 | |
| Plumbeous Vireo | Vireonidae | 6 | 2009 | -25% | 1996 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 6 | 2009 | -37% | 1996 | |
| Bushtit | Aegithalidae | 5 | 2008 | -86% | 1997 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 5 | 2009 | -5% | 1996 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 4 | 2009 | +129% | 1997 | |
| Yellow-eyed Junco | Passerellidae | 4 | 2009 | -30% | 1996 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2009 | -56% | 1997 | |
| Ladder-backed Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2009 | +67% | 1999 | |
| Acorn Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2009 | -15% | 1996 | |
| Black-chinned Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 3 | 2009 | +83% | 1998 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 3 | 2009 | -11% | 1996 | |
| Hutton's Vireo | Vireonidae | 3 | 2009 | -18% | 1996 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.