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BBS Route · California · BCR 9

Bodie Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 82 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.

82Species 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1982–2024Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on California Bodie

Top 40 of 82 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 TowheePasserellidae842024+51%1994
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae702024+41%1994
Sage ThrasherMimidae322024+29%1994
Rock WrenTroglodytidae312024+55%1996
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae292024-31%1994
California GullLaridae142016-60%1996
House FinchFringillidae132024+27%1994
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae122024+44%1996
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae112024+48%1994
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae92024+89%1996
Common RavenCorvidae92024-13%1997
Mourning DoveColumbidae82024+60%1994
Pinyon JayCorvidae72024-6%1994
Song SparrowPasserellidae72024+33%1994
American RobinTurdidae72024-36%1994
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae72024+214%1996
Mountain ChickadeeParidae62024+30%1994
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae62024+440%1997
Spotted TowheePasserellidae52024+108%1994
Steller's JayCorvidae42022+33%1994
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae42024-89%1994
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae42024-58%1997
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae32024+250%1998
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae32018+333%2001
Wilson's WarblerParulidae32011+200%2010
KilldeerCharadriidae22024+25%1996
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae22024-61%1994
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22022-25%1998
Horned LarkAlaudidae22024-75%1994
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae22024+50%1994
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae22024-65%1994
BushtitAegithalidae22024-11%1997
European StarlingSturnidae22001+100%1986
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae22024+10%1997
Western TanagerCardinalidae22021+67%1998
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae22021+25%2000
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae22019-20%2004
Yellow WarblerParulidae22024+200%2006
Golden EagleAccipitridae22022+33%2006
Gray FlycatcherTyrannidae22024+67%2006

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