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BBS Route · Arizona · BCR 16

Seligman Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 70 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.

70Species 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 →
31Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1991–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Arizona Seligman

Top 40 of 70 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Seligman 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
Horned LarkAlaudidae572025+231%1993
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae312025+0%2010
Northern MockingbirdMimidae292025-21%1993
Pinyon JayCorvidae242025+560%1999
House SparrowPasseridae212025+28%1993
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae162025-56%2005
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae122025+250%2007
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae112025+300%1998
Canyon TowheePasserellidae112025+75%2000
Common RavenCorvidae102025+32%1993
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae92025+9%1993
House FinchFringillidae82025+200%1993
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae72017-30%1993
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae72024+150%1996
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72023+50%2007
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae72025n/an/a
Mourning DoveColumbidae62025-17%1993
Western KingbirdTyrannidae62024+5%1993
Lark SparrowPasserellidae62025-64%1993
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae52025+275%1996
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae42013+100%2008
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae32025+67%2001
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae32023+167%2008
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32021+133%1998
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae32025-50%1997
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae32024+133%2012
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32016-73%1999
Juniper TitmouseParidae32025-25%2010
Turkey VultureCathartidae22022+29%1999
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22025+75%1994
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae22025+100%1993
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae22023-96%1993
Spotted TowheePasserellidae22025+50%1994
Rock WrenTroglodytidae22025+20%1993
KilldeerCharadriidae22025+100%1992
Western BluebirdTurdidae22013-38%1996
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae22024+0%2007
Barn SwallowHirundinidae22024+200%1999
Gray VireoVireonidae22023+0%2013
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae22008n/an/a

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