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BBS Route · Arizona · BCR 33

Wickenburg Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 52 species recorded across 6 survey years, still active.

52Species 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 →
6Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2017–2023Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Arizona Wickenburg

Top 40 of 52 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Wickenburg 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
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae942023-8%2019
Mourning DoveColumbidae612023-34%2019
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae492023+66%2019
White-winged DoveColumbidae312023-32%2019
House FinchFringillidae262023-33%2019
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae182023-12%2019
VerdinRemizidae172023-73%2019
Lucy's WarblerParulidae162023-58%2019
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae142023-49%2019
Gilded FlickerPicidae122023-20%2019
Gila WoodpeckerPicidae112023-62%2019
European StarlingSturnidae112023+450%2019
Bendire's ThrasherMimidae112023+233%2021
Rufous-crowned SparrowPasserellidae92023+89%2021
Rock WrenTroglodytidae92023+0%2021
Turkey VultureCathartidae82023-50%2019
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae82023+52%2019
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae72021+233%2018
Scott's OrioleIcteridae72023+100%2019
Brown-crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62022+4%2018
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62023-53%2019
House SparrowPasseridae62023-21%2019
Northern MockingbirdMimidae62023-53%2019
Black-tailed GnatcatcherPolioptilidae62022-86%2018
Hooded OrioleIcteridae62023-22%2021
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae52023+117%2018
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42023+0%2019
Canyon TowheePasserellidae42023-32%2019
Abert's TowheePasserellidae42023-50%2018
Northern CardinalCardinalidae42023-57%2018
Harris's HawkAccipitridae42023n/an/a
Great Horned OwlStrigidae32022-20%2018
Common RavenCorvidae32023-46%2019
Costa's HummingbirdTrochilidae32023-20%2019
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae32019+0%2018
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae22023+33%2019
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae22023+20%2018
Vermilion FlycatcherTyrannidae22023-11%2019
PhainopeplaPtiliogonatidae22023-63%2019
KilldeerCharadriidae22022+100%2018

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