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BBS Route · California · BCR 32

Alamar Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 83 species recorded across 14 survey years, still active.

83Species 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 →
14Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1997–2017Span
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Bird Species Found on California Alamar

Top 40 of 83 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Alamar 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
Spotted TowheePasserellidae312017-21%1999
WrentitSylviidae242017-5%1999
California Scrub-JayCorvidae192017-28%1999
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae142017+100%1999
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae122017-18%1999
Western BluebirdTurdidae92017+62%2000
California QuailOdontophoridae82017-41%1999
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae82017+117%1999
House FinchFringillidae82017-29%1999
California TowheePasserellidae82017-50%1999
Mourning DoveColumbidae72017-66%1999
Common RavenCorvidae72017+32%1999
Lawrence's GoldfinchFringillidae72017+200%2000
Black-chinned SparrowPasserellidae62017-61%1999
European StarlingSturnidae62012+82%2000
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae52017+11%1999
Lark SparrowPasserellidae52017-48%1999
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae52015-75%1999
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae52009+0%2005
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42017-13%2001
Steller's JayCorvidae42017-42%1999
American CrowCorvidae42014+73%2000
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae42001+300%1999
American KestrelFalconidae32017-20%1999
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32017+17%1999
Purple FinchFringillidae32012-58%2000
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae32005-80%2001
American RobinTurdidae31998n/an/a
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32008+200%1999
Western KingbirdTyrannidae32015+200%2004
White-throated SwiftApodidae22017-27%2000
Anna's HummingbirdTrochilidae22017-63%1999
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae22017+33%1999
Western TanagerCardinalidae22017+150%1999
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae22017-36%1999
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae21997n/an/a
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae22014-79%2000
California CondorCathartidae21998n/an/a
Cooper's HawkAccipitridae22000n/an/a
Cassin's VireoVireonidae22003+100%2001

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