BBS Route · Arizona · BCR 33
Squaw Peak Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 34 species recorded across 3 survey years, no longer active.
34Species Recorded
3Years Surveyed
1968–1970Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Arizona Squaw Peak
Top 34 of 34 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White-throated Swift | Apodidae | 35 | 1970 | n/a | n/a | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 18 | 1970 | -65% | 1968 | |
| Black-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 16 | 1970 | -79% | 1968 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 15 | 1970 | -52% | 1968 | |
| Scott's Oriole | Icteridae | 12 | 1970 | -52% | 1968 | |
| Gambel's Quail | Odontophoridae | 8 | 1970 | -68% | 1968 | |
| Verdin | Remizidae | 8 | 1970 | -82% | 1968 | |
| Ladder-backed Woodpecker | Picidae | 6 | 1969 | -50% | 1968 | |
| Cactus Wren | Troglodytidae | 5 | 1970 | -92% | 1968 | |
| Rock Wren | Troglodytidae | 5 | 1968 | n/a | n/a | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 4 | 1969 | +33% | 1968 | |
| Western Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 4 | 1968 | n/a | n/a | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 4 | 1970 | +0% | 1968 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 3 | 1968 | n/a | n/a | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 3 | 1969 | -25% | 1968 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 3 | 1968 | n/a | n/a | |
| Lucy's Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 1968 | n/a | n/a | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 2 | 1969 | +100% | 1968 | |
| Bendire's Thrasher | Mimidae | 2 | 1970 | -50% | 1968 | |
| Bewick's Wren | Troglodytidae | 2 | 1968 | n/a | n/a | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 2 | 1969 | n/a | n/a | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 1 | 1970 | -96% | 1968 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 1 | 1969 | -83% | 1968 | |
| Greater Roadrunner | Cuculidae | 1 | 1970 | +0% | 1968 | |
| Lesser Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 1 | 1968 | n/a | n/a | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 1 | 1968 | n/a | n/a | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 1 | 1968 | n/a | n/a | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 1 | 1970 | -88% | 1968 | |
| Black-tailed Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 1 | 1969 | -83% | 1968 | |
| White-winged Dove | Columbidae | 1 | 1969 | n/a | n/a | |
| Prairie Falcon | Falconidae | 1 | 1969 | n/a | n/a | |
| Common Poorwill | Caprimulgidae | 1 | 1969 | n/a | n/a | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 1 | 1969 | n/a | n/a | |
| Phainopepla | Ptiliogonatidae | 1 | 1970 | n/a | n/a |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.