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BBS Route · Arizona · BCR 16

Seligman Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 68 species recorded across 30 survey years, still active.

68Species 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 →
30Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1991–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Arizona Seligman

Top 40 of 68 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 LarkAlaudidae742024+203%1993
Common RavenCorvidae372024+46%1993
Northern MockingbirdMimidae372024-28%1993
House SparrowPasseridae282024+32%1993
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae282024-20%2010
House FinchFringillidae122024+258%1993
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae112024-27%1993
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae92024+189%1993
Mourning DoveColumbidae82024+17%1993
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae82024+250%2007
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae72017-30%1993
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae72024+150%1996
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72023+50%2007
Western KingbirdTyrannidae62024+5%1993
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae62024+120%1998
Lark SparrowPasserellidae62024-67%1993
Juniper TitmouseParidae62024-25%2010
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42024-86%1995
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae42024-54%2005
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae42013+100%2008
Spotted TowheePasserellidae32024+75%1994
Rock WrenTroglodytidae32024+20%1993
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae32023+167%2008
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32021+133%1998
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae32024+133%2012
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32016-73%1999
Rufous-crowned SparrowPasserellidae32012n/an/a
Turkey VultureCathartidae22022+29%1999
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22024+75%1994
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae22024+117%2001
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae22024+250%1996
European StarlingSturnidae22024-64%1993
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae22023-96%1993
Pinyon JayCorvidae22023+160%1999
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae22024-67%1997
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 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.