The 7B Ranch falls within Audubon's identified "Lower San Pedro River Important Bird Area". The San Pedro River riparian corridor from the "Narrows" to the Gila River confluence was identified as a state Important Bird Area by the Arizona IBA Science Committee in January 2007. The Audubon IBA bird survey data collection coordinated by the Tucson Audubon-IBA Program, Avian Science Initiative, at 7B Ranch provided key "mesquite bosque avian habitat" data for these reviews.