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Carmel Val Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 104 species recorded across 52 survey years, still active.

104Species 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 →
52Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1973–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on California Carmel Val

Top 40 of 104 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Carmel Val 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
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae712025+194%1975
Spotted TowheePasserellidae522025+116%1975
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae442025+13%1975
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae402025+255%1975
Oak TitmouseParidae362025+148%1975
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae322025+346%1976
House FinchFringillidae292025-17%1975
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae292025+29%1975
American CrowCorvidae272025+102%1975
European StarlingSturnidae272025-25%1975
California Scrub-JayCorvidae262025-17%1975
Mourning DoveColumbidae252025-24%1975
California TowheePasserellidae222025-25%1975
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae212025-58%1975
Warbling VireoVireonidae212025-45%1975
California QuailOdontophoridae202025-13%1975
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae202025+15%1975
Purple FinchFringillidae192025+69%1975
Lawrence's GoldfinchFringillidae182025+75%1975
Nuttall's WoodpeckerPicidae172025+14%1975
Turkey VultureCathartidae162025+575%1976
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae152025+39%1975
Western BluebirdTurdidae142025+22%1975
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae142025+205%2014
Steller's JayCorvidae122025+65%1975
Song SparrowPasserellidae122025+64%1976
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae122025+156%1976
Rock PigeonColumbidae121995+50%1976
Black PhoebeTyrannidae112025+56%1975
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae102025-37%1975
WrentitSylviidae92025-31%1975
American RobinTurdidae92025+100%1975
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae82025-27%1976
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae82025-61%1975
Anna's HummingbirdTrochilidae72025+5%1975
Yellow-billed MagpieCorvidae72025-50%1975
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae62025-44%1975
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae62025-15%1975
Hutton's VireoVireonidae62025-21%1975
Yellow WarblerParulidae62025-90%1975

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