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BBS Route · California · BCR 9

Big Pine Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 77 species recorded across 35 survey years, still active.

77Species 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 →
35Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2025Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on California Big Pine

Top 40 of 77 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Big Pine 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
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae702025-14%1970
House FinchFringillidae232025-60%1970
Rock WrenTroglodytidae92025+204%1970
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae72025+140%1976
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae72025+57%1996
Common RavenCorvidae62025+43%1970
ChukarPhasianidae62024+100%1977
Mourning DoveColumbidae52025+0%1970
Horned LarkAlaudidae52025-60%1970
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae52025+67%1972
BushtitAegithalidae52007+400%1974
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae42005-40%1972
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae41989+300%1971
Scott's OrioleIcteridae32010+114%1976
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae32023-29%1971
Juniper TitmouseParidae32010+83%1996
White-throated SwiftApodidae32007+14%1978
House SparrowPasseridae32007-50%2006
Pinyon JayCorvidae22023+310%1971
Northern MockingbirdMimidae22006-60%1970
Western KingbirdTyrannidae22023+20%1974
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae21981-25%1970
California QuailOdontophoridae22025+20%1972
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22025+133%1975
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae22025-20%1972
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae22024+20%1976
Gray FlycatcherTyrannidae22025-11%1974
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae21984+0%1972
American CrowCorvidae22006-60%1974
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae21991+0%1977
Canyon WrenTroglodytidae22003+0%1989
Northern HarrierAccipitridae21993+100%1982
Great Horned OwlStrigidae21992n/an/a
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae21999+100%1993
Black-tailed GnatcatcherPolioptilidae21996n/an/a
Spotted TowheePasserellidae22006+100%1997
Common PoorwillCaprimulgidae12025+100%1974
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae11974+0%1968
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae12025+11%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae11998-57%1972

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.