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BBS Route · Arizona · BCR 34

Sunizona 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 108 species recorded across 22 survey years, still active.

108Species 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 →
22Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2001–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Arizona Sunizona 2

Top 40 of 108 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Sunizona 2 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae1002017+100%2014
Northern MockingbirdMimidae532024+117%2003
Mourning DoveColumbidae212024-34%2003
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae192024+27%2003
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae172024+47%2010
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae142024+5%2003
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae132024-26%2003
Horned LarkAlaudidae132024+140%2004
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae122024+127%2003
Turkey VultureCathartidae112024+59%2004
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae102024+31%2003
Common RavenCorvidae102024+500%2003
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae92024-55%2003
White-winged DoveColumbidae92024-26%2003
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae92024-48%2003
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae72024+200%2005
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae72024-26%2003
House FinchFringillidae62024+0%2003
Brown-crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62024+90%2008
Mexican JayCorvidae52024+73%2005
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae52024+175%2003
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae42024-62%2003
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae42024-85%2003
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae42024-11%2003
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae42019-36%2003
Barn SwallowHirundinidae4202318×2004
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae42024+50%2005
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae42024+40%2003
Northern CardinalCardinalidae42023+50%2005
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae32023-27%2005
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae32024+33%2003
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae32022+233%2005
Rock WrenTroglodytidae32012n/an/a
Gray HawkAccipitridae32023+133%2018
Gila WoodpeckerPicidae22024-33%2003
Western KingbirdTyrannidae22024-65%2003
Dusky-capped FlycatcherTyrannidae22024+125%2005
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae22024+20%2005
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22024+7%2003
Lark SparrowPasserellidae22016-20%2003

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