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BBS Route · California · BCR 33

Coachella Cn Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 57 species recorded across 9 survey years, no longer active.

57Species 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 →
9Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1973–2013Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on California Coachella Cn

Top 40 of 57 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Coachella Cn 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae602013+651%1977
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae582000+553%1977
VerdinRemizidae462013+95%1977
Rock PigeonColumbidae452000n/an/a
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae362013+177%2000
White-winged DoveColumbidae232013+494%1977
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae232013n/an/a
House SparrowPasseridae222013+45%1977
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae202013+55%1977
Mourning DoveColumbidae202013-3%1977
Black-tailed GnatcatcherPolioptilidae192013+300%1977
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae142013+404%1986
European StarlingSturnidae122000+70%1978
PhainopeplaPtiliogonatidae111988+86%1977
House FinchFringillidae102013-54%1977
Northern MockingbirdMimidae102013+55%1977
Common RavenCorvidae92013+162%1977
Turkey VultureCathartidae92013+800%1975
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae82013+25%1977
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae72013-13%1978
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae62013+100%1977
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae52000+0%1975
White-throated SwiftApodidae42013-44%1977
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42000-29%1986
American KestrelFalconidae42013-14%1987
Abert's TowheePasserellidae42000n/an/a
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae32013+67%1978
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae32013+0%1973
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32013+100%1978
Hooded OrioleIcteridae31988+200%1986
American Barn OwlTytonidae32000n/an/a
Western KingbirdTyrannidae22013+380%1977
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae22013-35%1978
Black-chinned SparrowPasserellidae21973n/an/a
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae22013-25%1977
KilldeerCharadriidae22000+0%1977
Prairie FalconFalconidae21975n/an/a
Horned LarkAlaudidae21975n/an/a
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae21978+100%1975
American CootRallidae21978n/an/a

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