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BBS Route · Arizona · BCR 34

Sprucedale Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 117 species recorded across 26 survey years, still active.

117Species 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 →
26Years 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
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Arizona Sprucedale

Top 40 of 117 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
Spotted TowheePasserellidae542025+528%1994
Pygmy NuthatchSittidae542025+92%1994
American RobinTurdidae442025+26%1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae422025+331%1994
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae422025+286%1994
Mexican JayCorvidae422025+307%2007
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae372025-6%1994
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae332025+361%1994
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae262025+83%1994
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae222025+300%1996
Steller's JayCorvidae222025+55%1994
Western BluebirdTurdidae222025-11%1994
Western TanagerCardinalidae192025+370%1994
Common RavenCorvidae182025-12%1994
Grace's WarblerParulidae182025+933%1994
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae182025+106%1994
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae182025+650%1999
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae152025+250%1994
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae132025+575%1994
Rufous-crowned SparrowPasserellidae102025-28%2015
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae92025+33%1994
Purple MartinHirundinidae92025+213%1994
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae82010+175%1994
Juniper TitmouseParidae72025+257%1996
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae72025+42%1997
Pine SiskinFringillidae72023+300%2004
Gray FlycatcherTyrannidae62025+275%1994
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae62025+333%1994
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae62025+157%1994
BushtitAegithalidae62023+0%1999
Hermit ThrushTurdidae62025+9%1994
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae62025+180%2010
Hepatic TanagerCardinalidae62025+100%2012
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52025+111%1994
Warbling VireoVireonidae52021+13%1994
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae52025+36%1994
Mountain ChickadeeParidae52025+60%1995
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae52025+150%2019
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae42025+160%1994
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae42025+60%1996

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