BBS Route · California · BCR 32
Big Bear Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 115 species recorded across 15 survey years, no longer active.
115Species Recorded
15Years Surveyed
1969–1986Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on California Big Bear
Top 40 of 115 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violet-green Swallow | Hirundinidae | 82 | 1986 | -37% | 1971 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 67 | 1986 | -2% | 1971 | |
| Eared Grebe | Podicipedidae | 63 | 1986 | +407% | 1973 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 62 | 1986 | +18% | 1971 | |
| Green-tailed Towhee | Passerellidae | 40 | 1986 | -6% | 1971 | |
| Pygmy Nuthatch | Sittidae | 37 | 1986 | +59% | 1971 | |
| Steller's Jay | Corvidae | 31 | 1986 | -3% | 1971 | |
| Spotted Towhee | Passerellidae | 28 | 1986 | +6% | 1971 | |
| Mountain Chickadee | Paridae | 28 | 1986 | +40% | 1971 | |
| Pine Siskin | Fringillidae | 25 | 1981 | +483% | 1974 | |
| Redhead | Anatidae | 20 | 1981 | +900% | 1971 | |
| Clark's Nutcracker | Corvidae | 19 | 1986 | -73% | 1971 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 19 | 1986 | -10% | 1971 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 18 | 1986 | +57% | 1971 | |
| American Coot | Rallidae | 16 | 1986 | +73% | 1971 | |
| Western Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 15 | 1986 | +2% | 1971 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 15 | 1982 | -29% | 1971 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 14 | 1986 | -69% | 1971 | |
| Black-chinned Sparrow | Passerellidae | 14 | 1986 | -64% | 1971 | |
| Western Bluebird | Turdidae | 12 | 1986 | -18% | 1971 | |
| California Scrub-Jay | Corvidae | 11 | 1986 | +32% | 1971 | |
| Gadwall | Anatidae | 11 | 1986 | +112% | 1981 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 10 | 1986 | -18% | 1974 | |
| Cassin's Finch | Fringillidae | 9 | 1986 | -57% | 1971 | |
| American Avocet | Recurvirostridae | 9 | 1973 | n/a | n/a | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 1986 | -59% | 1971 | |
| Calliope Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 7 | 1981 | +29% | 1974 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 7 | 1986 | -55% | 1971 | |
| Brewer's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 1986 | +0% | 1971 | |
| Mountain Quail | Odontophoridae | 6 | 1982 | +15% | 1973 | |
| Red Crossbill | Fringillidae | 6 | 1969 | n/a | n/a | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 6 | 1986 | +50% | 1972 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 6 | 1986 | +10% | 1972 | |
| Western Tanager | Cardinalidae | 5 | 1986 | -36% | 1971 | |
| Lesser Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 5 | 1986 | -17% | 1977 | |
| Anna's Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 4 | 1986 | +0% | 1981 | |
| Scott's Oriole | Icteridae | 4 | 1986 | -42% | 1971 | |
| Lawrence's Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 4 | 1975 | +300% | 1969 | |
| Brown Creeper | Certhiidae | 4 | 1983 | +233% | 1975 | |
| Band-tailed Pigeon | Columbidae | 4 | 1983 | +33% | 1973 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.