BBS Route · California · BCR 15
Coulterville Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 87 species recorded across 22 survey years, still active.
87Species Recorded
22Years Surveyed
1997–2019Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on California Coulterville
Top 40 of 87 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 100 | 2016 | 25× | 2001 | |
| Spotted Towhee | Passerellidae | 47 | 2019 | -42% | 1999 | |
| Wrentit | Sylviidae | 30 | 2019 | +30% | 1999 | |
| Acorn Woodpecker | Picidae | 24 | 2019 | -46% | 1999 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 16 | 2019 | -38% | 1999 | |
| Bushtit | Aegithalidae | 15 | 2019 | +65% | 1999 | |
| California Scrub-Jay | Corvidae | 14 | 2019 | -38% | 1999 | |
| California Quail | Odontophoridae | 12 | 2019 | -75% | 1999 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 11 | 2019 | -55% | 1999 | |
| Lesser Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 11 | 2019 | -13% | 2000 | |
| Western Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 10 | 2019 | -30% | 1999 | |
| Black-headed Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 10 | 2019 | -61% | 1999 | |
| Purple Finch | Fringillidae | 9 | 2019 | -46% | 1999 | |
| Hutton's Vireo | Vireonidae | 9 | 2019 | +62% | 1999 | |
| Steller's Jay | Corvidae | 8 | 2019 | -28% | 1999 | |
| Brown Creeper | Certhiidae | 8 | 2019 | +13% | 1999 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 8 | 2017 | +133% | 2001 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 7 | 2019 | -36% | 1999 | |
| Fox Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2019 | +18% | 2006 | |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 6 | 2019 | +367% | 2000 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 5 | 2012 | +200% | 2002 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 5 | 2019 | +33% | 2008 | |
| Red Crossbill | Fringillidae | 5 | 2002 | n/a | n/a | |
| Oak Titmouse | Paridae | 4 | 2019 | -72% | 1999 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 4 | 2019 | +83% | 2004 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2016 | +75% | 2004 | |
| Band-tailed Pigeon | Columbidae | 3 | 2019 | +67% | 1999 | |
| Anna's Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 3 | 2019 | -17% | 1999 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2019 | -13% | 1999 | |
| Western Tanager | Cardinalidae | 3 | 2019 | -42% | 1999 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2019 | -72% | 1999 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2012 | +50% | 1997 | |
| Phainopepla | Ptiliogonatidae | 3 | 2016 | +0% | 2013 | |
| Hairy Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 2019 | +140% | 2000 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 2 | 2018 | -73% | 1999 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 2 | 2019 | +0% | 1999 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2016 | +0% | 1999 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 2 | 2019 | +20% | 2008 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 2 | 2016 | +133% | 2003 | |
| Western Bluebird | Turdidae | 2 | 2019 | +200% | 2002 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.