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BBS Route · Arizona · BCR 16

Tsaile Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 81 species recorded across 9 survey years, still active.

81Species 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 →
9Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2023Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Arizona Tsaile

Top 40 of 81 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Tsaile 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
American RobinTurdidae672023-41%1996
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae392023-14%1996
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae371995n/an/a
Hermit ThrushTurdidae342023+118%2006
Common RavenCorvidae322023+70%1996
Western TanagerCardinalidae322023+55%1996
Pinyon JayCorvidae30202333×1995
Grace's WarblerParulidae282023+227%2006
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae242023+0%1996
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae242023+62%2017
Pygmy NuthatchSittidae222023+116%2017
Pine SiskinFringillidae192023-72%1996
Warbling VireoVireonidae192023-2%2017
Mountain ChickadeeParidae162023-68%1996
Western BluebirdTurdidae112023+109%2006
Steller's JayCorvidae102023-6%1996
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae102023-5%1996
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae102023-72%2017
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae92023+93%2006
Spotted TowheePasserellidae82023+4%2006
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae82023+0%2018
Lark SparrowPasserellidae82023+160%2018
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae82023+300%2018
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae72023+117%2006
Horned LarkAlaudidae72023-77%2006
Williamson's SapsuckerPicidae62023-18%1996
Tree SwallowHirundinidae61993n/an/a
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae62023+120%2018
House SparrowPasseridae62023+50%2006
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae62022+11%2017
Turkey VultureCathartidae62023+33%2018
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae52023-47%2017
Brown CreeperCerthiidae52023+250%2017
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52023+23%2017
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae42023+77%1996
American CrowCorvidae42017n/an/a
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae42023+40%2018
Gray FlycatcherTyrannidae42023+133%2019
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32018+100%1996
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae32019+0%1996

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