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Burnt Ranch Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 81 species recorded across 16 survey years, still active.

81Species 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 →
16Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1998–2016Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on California Burnt Ranch

Top 40 of 81 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Burnt Ranch 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
Steller's JayCorvidae352016-28%2000
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae302016-33%2000
Spotted TowheePasserellidae272016-24%2000
Western TanagerCardinalidae182016+104%2000
Mountain QuailOdontophoridae172016+24%2000
Common RavenCorvidae152016+94%2000
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae142016-2%2000
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae142016+60%2000
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae132016+39%2000
Hermit ThrushTurdidae102016+33%2004
Tree SwallowHirundinidae102016+160%2010
Pine SiskinFringillidae92016+65%2003
California QuailOdontophoridae82016+35%2000
Mountain ChickadeeParidae82016+156%2000
Hermit WarblerParulidae72016+20%2000
American RobinTurdidae72016+44%2000
Turkey VultureCathartidae72016+257%2004
Western BluebirdTurdidae72013+38%2008
Anna's HummingbirdTrochilidae62013-20%2000
Nashville WarblerParulidae62016-41%2000
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae62016-13%2000
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae52016+9%2000
Cassin's VireoVireonidae52016+100%2004
Mourning DoveColumbidae52016+83%2004
California Scrub-JayCorvidae52016+67%2001
Song SparrowPasserellidae52016+0%2002
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae52016-53%2006
American CrowCorvidae42007+43%2000
Varied ThrushTurdidae42016-74%2000
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae42005-33%2002
Wilson's WarblerParulidae42016+0%2005
Western KingbirdTyrannidae42013n/an/a
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae32016-38%2001
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae32011-71%2000
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae32016-27%2000
European StarlingSturnidae32016+100%2011
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae22016+25%2000
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae22016+167%2001
BushtitAegithalidae22016-24%2000
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae22016+17%2007

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