BBS Route · California · BCR 32
Buena Vista Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 71 species recorded across 11 survey years, still active.
71Species Recorded
11Years Surveyed
1990–2019Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on California Buena Vista
Top 40 of 71 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 303 | 2019 | +64% | 1993 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 221 | 2019 | +83% | 1993 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 208 | 2019 | -5% | 1993 | |
| Black-necked Stilt | Recurvirostridae | 84 | 2019 | +185% | 1994 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 59 | 2019 | -14% | 1993 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 37 | 2019 | 20× | 1993 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 36 | 1999 | +31% | 1993 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 32 | 2019 | +94% | 1993 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 28 | 2019 | -66% | 1993 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 24 | 2019 | +13% | 1993 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 22 | 2019 | +42% | 1993 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 13 | 2018 | -5% | 1993 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 11 | 2019 | -62% | 1993 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 11 | 2019 | +557% | 1994 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 10 | 2019 | +91% | 1993 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 10 | 2019 | +23% | 1993 | |
| White-faced Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 9 | 2019 | -91% | 2017 | |
| Great Egret | Ardeidae | 8 | 2019 | 12× | 1999 | |
| Swainson's Hawk | Accipitridae | 8 | 2019 | +100% | 2017 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 8 | 2019 | +167% | 2018 | |
| Burrowing Owl | Strigidae | 7 | 2019 | +13% | 1993 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 7 | 2019 | -37% | 1993 | |
| California Scrub-Jay | Corvidae | 7 | 2019 | +40% | 2017 | |
| Black-crowned Night Heron | Ardeidae | 6 | 2019 | +200% | 1990 | |
| Black Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2019 | +100% | 2017 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 6 | 2019 | -57% | 2017 | |
| Clark's Grebe | Podicipedidae | 6 | 2019 | n/a | n/a | |
| Ruddy Duck | Anatidae | 6 | 2019 | n/a | n/a | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 4 | 2019 | -74% | 1994 | |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Icteridae | 4 | 2019 | +300% | 1991 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 4 | 2019 | +119% | 1997 | |
| Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocoracidae | 4 | 2019 | n/a | n/a | |
| Greater Roadrunner | Cuculidae | 3 | 2017 | +100% | 1993 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2019 | -47% | 1993 | |
| Gadwall | Anatidae | 3 | 2017 | +50% | 1993 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 3 | 2019 | +111% | 1995 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 3 | 1994 | +200% | 1993 | |
| Cinnamon Teal | Anatidae | 2 | 2018 | -63% | 1996 | |
| Tricolored Blackbird | Icteridae | 2 | 2017 | 24× | 1994 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 2 | 2019 | -63% | 1993 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.