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BBS Route · Arizona · BCR 33

Willow Beach 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 46 species recorded across 15 survey years, still active.

46Species 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 →
15Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2002–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Arizona Willow Beach 2

Top 40 of 46 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Willow Beach 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
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae372024+22%2005
Horned LarkAlaudidae122024+59%2006
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae112018n/an/a
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae92019-64%2017
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae72017+40%2016
Costa's HummingbirdTrochilidae62019n/an/a
House FinchFringillidae52022+280%2011
VerdinRemizidae52024-7%2009
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae42024-65%2005
PhainopeplaPtiliogonatidae42024-13%2009
House SparrowPasseridae42022-11%2018
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae42021+33%2018
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42018n/an/a
Black-tailed GnatcatcherPolioptilidae32024-11%2005
American CootRallidae32018+0%2017
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22022-20%2006
Common RavenCorvidae22024+175%2006
MallardAnatidae22024+67%2006
Turkey VultureCathartidae22022-29%2009
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae22022+67%2006
Northern MockingbirdMimidae22024-79%2010
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae22017+50%2009
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae22021+33%2017
Black PhoebeTyrannidae22018+0%2016
Lucy's WarblerParulidae22018+0%2017
Western KingbirdTyrannidae12024+22%2006
Mourning DoveColumbidae12024-72%2007
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae12024-50%2007
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae12005n/an/a
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae12024+100%2009
American KestrelFalconidae12019-50%2006
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae12022-20%2017
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae12019+757%2010
Crissal ThrasherMimidae12016-60%2009
Hooded OrioleIcteridae12007n/an/a
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae12009n/an/a
Anna's HummingbirdTrochilidae12024+850%2018
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae12019-93%2017
Rock WrenTroglodytidae12022-11%2018
Great Blue HeronArdeidae12017n/an/a

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