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Carmel Val Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 104 species recorded across 51 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 →
51Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1973–2024Span
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
Spotted TowheePasserellidae452024+105%1975
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae412024+239%1975
Oak TitmouseParidae412024+153%1975
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae362024+22%1975
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae352024+22%1975
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae342024+170%1975
American CrowCorvidae322024+152%1975
California QuailOdontophoridae282024-18%1975
California Scrub-JayCorvidae272024-19%1975
Purple FinchFringillidae232024+56%1975
Mourning DoveColumbidae212024-29%1975
Warbling VireoVireonidae212024-44%1975
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae172024+144%1976
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae172024+274%2014
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae162024-43%1975
House FinchFringillidae162024-47%1975
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae152024+52%1975
BushtitAegithalidae142024-22%1976
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae122024-8%1975
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae122024-54%1975
Rock PigeonColumbidae121995+50%1976
California TowheePasserellidae112024-28%1975
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae102024-57%1975
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae92024+282%1976
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae92024+100%1978
European StarlingSturnidae82024-41%1975
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae82024-31%1975
Western BluebirdTurdidae82024+26%1975
Steller's JayCorvidae72024+77%1975
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72024-73%1975
Nuttall's WoodpeckerPicidae62024+5%1975
Black PhoebeTyrannidae62024+31%1975
Yellow-billed MagpieCorvidae62024-48%1975
Lawrence's GoldfinchFringillidae62024+38%1975
Wilson's WarblerParulidae62024-23%1975
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae62024-47%1975
American RobinTurdidae62024+118%1975
Anna's HummingbirdTrochilidae52024+0%1975
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae52024+96%1975
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae52024-77%1975

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