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BBS Route · Washington · BCR 9

Prescott Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 65 species recorded across 32 survey years, still active.

65Species 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 →
32Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1981–2022Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Washington Prescott

Top 40 of 65 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Prescott 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
Horned LarkAlaudidae732022-29%1983
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae442022-58%1983
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae152022-42%1983
European StarlingSturnidae102022+55%1983
Mourning DoveColumbidae92022-35%1983
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae82004-22%1994
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae72022-37%1983
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae72019-61%1983
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae62022+108%1985
House SparrowPasseridae62022-82%1983
Common RavenCorvidae62022+31%1991
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae52019-50%1983
Rock WrenTroglodytidae52015-18%1987
American GoldfinchFringillidae42011-48%1985
Yellow WarblerParulidae42021+60%1985
Bank SwallowHirundinidae42022-10%1990
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42022+30%2013
California QuailOdontophoridae32022-55%1983
Western KingbirdTyrannidae32022-81%1983
House FinchFringillidae32022-81%1983
American RobinTurdidae32022-69%1983
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32022+50%1985
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32022+400%1985
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae32004+100%1988
Ring-billed GullLaridae32003n/an/a
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22022+0%1983
American KestrelFalconidae22015-13%1985
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae22022-42%1983
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae22021-72%1983
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae22021+0%1986
Barn SwallowHirundinidae22022-79%1983
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae21981n/an/a
Rock PigeonColumbidae22019-45%1984
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae22022+50%1987
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae22009-25%1984
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae22019-20%1985
Spotted TowheePasserellidae21985n/an/a
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae21999n/an/a
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae22014+100%2001
Black-crowned Night HeronArdeidae22010n/an/a

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