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BBS Route · Arizona · BCR 34

Sahuarita Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 83 species recorded across 22 survey years, still active.

83Species 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 →
22Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2024Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Arizona Sahuarita

Top 40 of 83 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Sahuarita 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
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae482024-29%1994
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae432024-37%1994
Lucy's WarblerParulidae392024+19%1994
House FinchFringillidae322024-23%1994
White-winged DoveColumbidae222024+34%1995
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae222024-47%1994
Rufous-winged SparrowPasserellidae152024-13%2006
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae152024+144%2010
Mourning DoveColumbidae142024-59%1994
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae132024+100%1994
Gila WoodpeckerPicidae122024+121%1994
Northern MockingbirdMimidae122024-10%1994
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae102024-63%1994
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae92024+100%2016
Botteri's SparrowPasserellidae82023-85%1994
Inca DoveColumbidae82006-85%1993
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae62024-13%2001
Brown-crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62024+28%1995
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae62024+27%1994
VerdinRemizidae62024-30%1994
Black-tailed GnatcatcherPolioptilidae62023+50%1995
House SparrowPasseridae62001n/an/a
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae52024+24%1994
Northern CardinalCardinalidae52024+16%1994
Purple MartinHirundinidae52023+160%2001
Common RavenCorvidae42024+220%2006
Bell's VireoVireonidae42024-41%1994
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae42024+100%1995
White-throated SwiftApodidae42023+56%2007
Lark SparrowPasserellidae42021+300%2009
Northern Beardless-TyrannuletTyrannidae32019+67%1994
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32024-44%1994
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32024+25%1995
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae32021+40%2008
Western Screech-OwlStrigidae32008n/an/a
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32024+20%2014
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22023-56%1994
Gilded FlickerPicidae22023-83%1994
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae22024-54%2001
Vermilion FlycatcherTyrannidae22024+63%1995

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