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BBS Route · California · BCR 9

Bodie Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 83 species recorded across 29 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 →
29Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1982–2025Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on California Bodie

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

Species recorded on the Bodie 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
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae902025+50%1994
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae612025+34%1994
Common RavenCorvidae292025+75%1997
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae252025-34%1994
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae242025+169%1996
House FinchFringillidae232025+46%1994
Sage ThrasherMimidae232025+24%1994
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae152025+39%1994
Rock WrenTroglodytidae152025+31%1996
California GullLaridae142016-60%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae142025+93%1994
Greater Sage-GrousePhasianidae132025-63%2011
Song SparrowPasserellidae112025+87%1994
Pinyon JayCorvidae102025-6%1994
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae72024+214%1996
Spotted TowheePasserellidae62025+69%1994
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae52025+0%1996
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42025-8%1998
Steller's JayCorvidae42025+33%1994
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae42024-89%1994
Mountain ChickadeeParidae42025+40%1994
American RobinTurdidae42025-36%1994
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae42025+200%1998
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae32025+50%1994
Wilson's WarblerParulidae32011+200%2010
KilldeerCharadriidae22025-13%1996
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae22024-61%1994
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae22024-65%1994
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22025-60%1996
BushtitAegithalidae22025-67%1997
European StarlingSturnidae22001+100%1986
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae22025-58%1997
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae22019-20%2004
Yellow WarblerParulidae22025+133%2006
Golden EagleAccipitridae22022+33%2006
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae22014+100%2005
Western BluebirdTurdidae22010n/an/a
Great Horned OwlStrigidae22013n/an/a
California QuailOdontophoridae22024+100%2018
ChukarPhasianidae12012+0%2010

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