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BBS Route · Arizona · BCR 34

Sprucedale Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 116 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.

116Species 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 →
25Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2023Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Arizona Sprucedale

Top 40 of 116 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Sprucedale 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
American RobinTurdidae552023+6%1994
Spotted TowheePasserellidae422023+383%1994
Steller's JayCorvidae352023+64%1994
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae322023+267%1994
Pygmy NuthatchSittidae282023+53%1994
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae272023+53%1994
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae222023-22%1994
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae212023+157%1994
Grace's WarblerParulidae212023+850%1994
Western BluebirdTurdidae182023-36%1994
Western TanagerCardinalidae172023+350%1994
American CrowCorvidae162023+17%1994
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae152023+28%1994
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae102023+89%1994
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae102023+700%1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae82023+119%1994
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae82010+175%1994
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae72023+343%1994
Rock WrenTroglodytidae72023+57%1994
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae72022+550%1994
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae72023+400%1999
Pine SiskinFringillidae72023+300%2004
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae62023+189%1996
Purple MartinHirundinidae62023+250%1994
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae62023+46%1994
BushtitAegithalidae62023+0%1999
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae62023+50%1995
Pinyon JayCorvidae61998-14%1993
Olive WarblerPeucedramidae62023+50%2007
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae52021-33%1994
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae52023+333%1994
Warbling VireoVireonidae52021+13%1994
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae52023+0%1997
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52023+180%2010
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae42022+80%2000
Hermit ThrushTurdidae42023-36%1994
Mexican JayCorvidae42023+93%2007
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae42023+133%2015
American Three-toed WoodpeckerPicidae32017+0%1995
White-throated SwiftApodidae32023-83%1994

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