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BBS Route · Arizona · BCR 16

Sawmill Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 85 species recorded across 13 survey years, still active.

85Species 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 →
13Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1988–2014Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Arizona Sawmill

Top 40 of 85 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Sawmill 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
Red CrossbillFringillidae382008-19%1989
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae372014+8%1991
Grace's WarblerParulidae372014+190%1990
Mountain ChickadeeParidae362014+20%1991
Western BluebirdTurdidae332014+100%1990
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae292014-43%1990
Pygmy NuthatchSittidae252014+73%1990
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae242014+48%1990
Mourning DoveColumbidae232014-24%1990
American RobinTurdidae192014-32%1990
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae182014-9%1990
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae152014-48%1990
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae141992+325%1990
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae122014-16%1991
Steller's JayCorvidae112014-46%1990
Purple MartinHirundinidae112014+925%2005
Common RavenCorvidae102014-12%1990
Western TanagerCardinalidae102014+13%1990
Pinyon JayCorvidae92008-78%1996
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae72014-14%1991
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae52014+0%2005
Warbling VireoVireonidae52010+20%2005
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae42014-61%1990
Green-winged TealAnatidae42010+0%1996
GadwallAnatidae42014-43%2010
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae32010+67%1990
Hermit ThrushTurdidae32014+64%1996
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae32006+20%1991
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae32014-53%1991
House SparrowPasseridae32014+130%1991
American CrowCorvidae32014+67%2006
MallardAnatidae22014-21%1991
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae22014+333%1996
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae22010-17%1995
European StarlingSturnidae22014+67%1991
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22010-39%1990
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae22008+50%1991
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae22010-32%1990
House FinchFringillidae22014-78%1995
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae22014-78%1991

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