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BBS Route · California · BCR 32

Coalinga Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 116 species recorded across 36 survey years, still active.

116Species 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 →
36Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1973–2022Span
10Observers

Bird Species Found on California Coalinga

Top 40 of 116 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Coalinga 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
MallardAnatidae1252012+713%1982
California QuailOdontophoridae722022-26%1975
Mourning DoveColumbidae712022+26%1975
House FinchFringillidae682022-22%1975
Barn SwallowHirundinidae652014+775%2005
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae602022+117%1975
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae562022-62%1975
California Scrub-JayCorvidae402022+9%1975
European StarlingSturnidae302021-79%1975
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae302022+200%2014
House SparrowPasseridae202022-30%1975
Common RavenCorvidae192022+311%1995
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae182022-28%1975
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae162007n/an/a
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae142022+186%1997
BushtitAegithalidae132014-36%1975
Oak TitmouseParidae122022-51%1975
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae101986n/an/a
WrentitSylviidae92022-50%1975
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae9202122×1978
Tree SwallowHirundinidae92022-22%1982
Western BluebirdTurdidae82022-71%1975
Western GrebePodicipedidae82001+700%1998
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72014-18%1975
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae71995n/an/a
Western KingbirdTyrannidae62022-49%1975
Lark SparrowPasserellidae62022-74%1975
Spotted TowheePasserellidae62022-9%1975
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae62021-50%1975
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae62022-54%1975
Anna's HummingbirdTrochilidae62014+233%1976
White-throated SwiftApodidae52002+114%1978
California TowheePasserellidae52022-56%1975
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52005+133%1987
Purple FinchFringillidae52009+400%1995
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae42021-57%1975
Rock PigeonColumbidae42000n/an/a
Turkey VultureCathartidae32022-23%1978
Steller's JayCorvidae31999+200%1973
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae32022-89%1975

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