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BBS Route · California · BCR 15

Butte Meadow Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 93 species recorded across 32 survey years, still active.

93Species 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 →
32Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1972–2014Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on California Butte Meadow

Top 40 of 93 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Butte Meadow 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
Hermit WarblerParulidae422014+665%1974
Western TanagerCardinalidae322014+22%1974
Cassin's VireoVireonidae262014+287%1974
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae212014+7%1974
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae212014+960%1974
Steller's JayCorvidae202014-32%1974
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae202014+14%1977
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae182014+104%1975
Mountain ChickadeeParidae172014-52%1974
Nashville WarblerParulidae122014+100%1974
Common RavenCorvidae122014+367%1986
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae112014+350%1976
Warbling VireoVireonidae102014-3%1974
American RobinTurdidae92014-75%1974
California QuailOdontophoridae91990n/an/a
Brown CreeperCerthiidae82014+38%1974
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72014-71%1974
Fox SparrowPasserellidae72014+150%1974
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae62014-75%1974
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae62014-42%1974
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae62014+150%1976
Pine SiskinFringillidae62013-15%1977
Song SparrowPasserellidae52014+88%1974
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae42014-68%1975
Spotted TowheePasserellidae42014-9%1975
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42000+29%1974
Townsend's SolitaireTurdidae42014+33%1977
Vaux's SwiftApodidae41997-31%1975
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42014+20%1976
BushtitAegithalidae41990-17%1980
American KestrelFalconidae31990+67%1978
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae32014+25%1974
Red-breasted SapsuckerPicidae32014+0%1974
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae32014-24%1974
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae32014-36%1987
Lincoln's SparrowPasserellidae32014+100%2012
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae22000-60%1975
European StarlingSturnidae22000-52%1974
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae22014-65%1974
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae21996-43%1977

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