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BBS Route · Arizona · BCR 16

Zeniff Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 51 species recorded across 7 survey years, no longer active.

51Species 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 →
7Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–1984Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Arizona Zeniff

Top 40 of 51 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Zeniff 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
Northern MockingbirdMimidae521984+30%1970
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae441984+233%1971
Juniper TitmouseParidae351984+122%1970
Horned LarkAlaudidae191984-6%1970
BushtitAegithalidae171984n/an/a
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae161984+29%1970
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae141984+214%1971
Pygmy NuthatchSittidae14198414×1969
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae121984+225%1969
Common RavenCorvidae121984-12%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae101984-17%1970
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae101973-26%1969
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae91984+24%1970
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae81984+67%1970
Spotted TowheePasserellidae81984+100%1969
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae81984+63%1971
Lark SparrowPasserellidae71984+53%1970
House FinchFringillidae71984n/an/a
Red CrossbillFringillidae61970n/an/a
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae51984+400%1970
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae51984+150%1972
Pinyon JayCorvidae51984-50%1973
Grace's WarblerParulidae31968n/an/a
Bendire's ThrasherMimidae31968n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae31984+50%1969
Steller's JayCorvidae21972+100%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae21984-68%1970
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae21984+8%1970
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae21972-67%1968
Mountain ChickadeeParidae21972-50%1970
American RobinTurdidae21984+150%1971
Western BluebirdTurdidae21984-40%1970
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae21984+100%1973
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae21984+0%1973
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae21984n/an/a
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae21984n/an/a
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipitridae11968n/an/a
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae11973+0%1968
American KestrelFalconidae11984+0%1969
Great Horned OwlStrigidae11969n/an/a

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