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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 23 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 →
23Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2001–2025Span
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 MockingbirdMimidae282025+102%2003
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae212025+13%2003
Mourning DoveColumbidae172025-41%2003
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae172024+47%2010
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae172025+105%2003
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae152025-16%2003
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae112025-58%2003
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae102025+5%2003
Horned LarkAlaudidae102025+150%2004
Common RavenCorvidae92025+600%2003
White-winged DoveColumbidae82025-22%2003
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae82025-23%2003
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae82025+50%2003
House FinchFringillidae72025+14%2003
Turkey VultureCathartidae62025+41%2004
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae62025-48%2003
Scott's OrioleIcteridae52025-50%2003
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae52024+175%2003
Dusky-capped FlycatcherTyrannidae42025+100%2005
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae42024-85%2003
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae42024-11%2003
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae42025+100%2003
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae42024+50%2005
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae32023-27%2005
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae32025-77%2003
Western KingbirdTyrannidae32025-69%2003
Mexican JayCorvidae32025+36%2005
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae32025-25%2003
Rock WrenTroglodytidae32012n/an/a
Gray HawkAccipitridae32023+133%2018
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae22025-84%2003
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae22025+67%2003
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae22025+175%2005
Gila WoodpeckerPicidae22025-33%2003
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae22024+20%2005
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22025-50%2003
Canyon TowheePasserellidae22025-50%2003
Barn SwallowHirundinidae2202518×2004
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae22022+33%2003

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