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BBS Route · Arizona · BCR 34

Sunizona Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 118 species recorded across 21 survey years, no longer active.

118Species 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 →
21Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–1997Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Arizona Sunizona

Top 40 of 118 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Sunizona 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae241997-29%1970
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae211997+571%1971
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae181997+32%1970
White-winged DoveColumbidae161997+4%1970
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae151997+409%1970
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae141997-21%1970
Mexican JayCorvidae141997+16%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae141997-35%1970
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae121997+119%1970
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae101997-32%1970
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae101997+167%1970
Bridled TitmouseParidae101997+250%1974
Western KingbirdTyrannidae91997-6%1970
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae91997+475%1970
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae91988+13%1974
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae81992-21%1971
Bell's VireoVireonidae81997+400%1986
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae81997+300%1988
Turkey VultureCathartidae71997+113%1971
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae71997+300%1971
VerdinRemizidae71997+143%1983
House FinchFringillidae61997-39%1970
House SparrowPasseridae61996+92%1971
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae61996+500%1975
American RobinTurdidae61997+50%1974
Barn SwallowHirundinidae61997+167%1979
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae51992+213%1970
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae51997-12%1970
Lark SparrowPasserellidae51997+100%1971
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae51997+425%1971
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae51992+170%1970
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae51986-13%1973
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae51997-19%1974
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae51997+0%1974
Vermilion FlycatcherTyrannidae51997+0%1979
Horned LarkAlaudidae41997-59%1971
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae41997+71%1973
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae41997+33%1971
Lucy's WarblerParulidae41997+22%1974
Gila WoodpeckerPicidae41992+33%1975

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