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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 23 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 →
23Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2025Span
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
Lucy's WarblerParulidae492025+25%1994
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae292025-44%1994
House FinchFringillidae222025-18%1994
VerdinRemizidae212025+2%1994
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae192025-49%1994
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae152025-36%1994
Rufous-winged SparrowPasserellidae152024-13%2006
White-winged DoveColumbidae132025-2%1995
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae122025-28%1994
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae112025+7%1994
Brown-crested FlycatcherTyrannidae92025-17%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae82025-69%1994
Common RavenCorvidae82025+90%2006
Botteri's SparrowPasserellidae82023-85%1994
Inca DoveColumbidae82006-85%1993
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62025-62%1994
Canyon TowheePasserellidae62025-80%1994
House SparrowPasseridae62001n/an/a
Vermilion FlycatcherTyrannidae52025+88%1995
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae42025-13%2001
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae42025+24%1994
Gila WoodpeckerPicidae42025+79%1994
Bell's VireoVireonidae42025-50%1994
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae42024+100%1995
White-throated SwiftApodidae42023+56%2007
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae42025+156%2010
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae42025+100%2016
Lark SparrowPasserellidae42021+300%2009
Northern Beardless-TyrannuletTyrannidae32019+67%1994
Scott's OrioleIcteridae32025-50%2011
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32024+25%1995
Purple MartinHirundinidae32025+140%2001
Western Screech-OwlStrigidae32008n/an/a
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32024+20%2014
Turkey VultureCathartidae22025+0%1994
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22023-56%1994
Northern CardinalCardinalidae22025+0%1994
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae22025+73%1994
Northern MockingbirdMimidae22025-22%1994
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae22024-54%2001

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.