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BBS Route · California · BCR 33

Barstow Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 55 species recorded across 24 survey years, still active.

55Species 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 →
24Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–1998Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on California Barstow

Top 40 of 55 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Barstow 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 LarkAlaudidae1221998+251%1970
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae641998+655%1970
House SparrowPasseridae441998+28%1970
Common RavenCorvidae411998+627%1972
Northern MockingbirdMimidae381998+124%1970
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae261998+124%1970
European StarlingSturnidae231998+152%1970
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae171998+550%1979
Mourning DoveColumbidae131998-52%1970
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae131998+427%1970
House FinchFringillidae121998+53%1972
VerdinRemizidae121998+650%1976
Rock WrenTroglodytidae81998+150%1975
PhainopeplaPtiliogonatidae51995-40%1980
Rock PigeonColumbidae51998-17%1979
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae41998+340%1984
American GoldfinchFringillidae41997n/an/a
LeConte's ThrasherMimidae31996-10%1970
Bell's SparrowPasserellidae31998-57%1974
Lark SparrowPasserellidae31973n/an/a
Western BluebirdTurdidae31998+33%1985
American KestrelFalconidae21998-43%1972
Common PoorwillCaprimulgidae21987+0%1970
Western KingbirdTyrannidae21997-29%1970
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae21995+100%1968
Black-chinned SparrowPasserellidae21968n/an/a
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae21997+67%1976
Barn SwallowHirundinidae21996+0%1974
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae21976n/an/a
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae21976n/an/a
Turkey VultureCathartidae11968n/an/a
Burrowing OwlStrigidae11996-38%1970
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae11986+0%1977
White-throated SwiftApodidae11998-11%1983
Scott's OrioleIcteridae11998+0%1970
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae11998-43%1974
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae11998-82%1970
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae11998+0%1973
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae11981-67%1970
Bendire's ThrasherMimidae11978+0%1969

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