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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 34 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 →
34Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2024Span
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 SparrowPasserellidae842024-31%1970
Rock WrenTroglodytidae262024+178%1970
House FinchFringillidae122024-60%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae72024+2%1970
ChukarPhasianidae62024+100%1977
Sage ThrasherMimidae62024+300%1974
Gray FlycatcherTyrannidae52024-22%1974
BushtitAegithalidae52007+400%1974
Common PoorwillCaprimulgidae41999+167%1974
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42023+100%1975
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae42005-40%1972
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae41989+300%1971
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae42024+20%1976
Common RavenCorvidae32024+36%1970
Scott's OrioleIcteridae32010+114%1976
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae32023+0%1972
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae32023-29%1971
Juniper TitmouseParidae32010+83%1996
White-throated SwiftApodidae32007+14%1978
House SparrowPasseridae32007-50%2006
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae22024+33%1970
Pinyon JayCorvidae22023+310%1971
Northern MockingbirdMimidae22006-60%1970
Western KingbirdTyrannidae22023+20%1974
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae21981-25%1970
California QuailOdontophoridae22024+0%1972
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae22024+20%1976
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae22024-50%1972
Costa's HummingbirdTrochilidae22023-20%1982
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae21984+0%1972
American CrowCorvidae22006-60%1974
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae21991+0%1977
Canyon WrenTroglodytidae22003+0%1989
Northern HarrierAccipitridae21993+100%1982
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae22024-14%1996
Great Horned OwlStrigidae21992n/an/a
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae21999+100%1993
Black-tailed GnatcatcherPolioptilidae21996n/an/a
Spotted TowheePasserellidae22006+100%1997
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae11974+0%1968

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