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BBS Route · California · BCR 32

Coyote Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 129 species recorded across 42 survey years, still active.

129Species 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 →
42Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1972–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on California Coyote

Top 40 of 129 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Coyote 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 SwallowHirundinidae952024-15%1974
House FinchFringillidae562024+16%1974
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae462024+873%1974
Steller's JayCorvidae382024+650%1974
Mourning DoveColumbidae342024-41%1974
Oak TitmouseParidae342024+100%1974
Turkey VultureCathartidae322024+463%1975
Tricolored BlackbirdIcteridae322014-56%1983
California Scrub-JayCorvidae312024+81%1974
Canada GooseAnatidae30202416×2000
Barn SwallowHirundinidae262024+375%1974
BushtitAegithalidae262024+159%1974
American CrowCorvidae232024+154%1974
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae222024+92%1974
Spotted TowheePasserellidae212024-11%1974
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae202024+132%1975
Tree SwallowHirundinidae202024+225%1976
Western GrebePodicipedidae20202413×2008
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae192022-9%1974
California QuailOdontophoridae182024-14%1974
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae182024+329%1974
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae18202413×1974
Nuttall's WoodpeckerPicidae172024+233%1974
Rock PigeonColumbidae162024-82%1974
Yellow-billed MagpieCorvidae162024-62%1974
White-throated SwiftApodidae152024+633%1976
European StarlingSturnidae142024-61%1974
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae142024+857%1976
American CootRallidae132024+583%1974
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae132024-24%1974
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae132024+144%1974
Western BluebirdTurdidae122023+92%1974
Common RavenCorvidae12202413×1982
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae122024+250%1999
Anna's HummingbirdTrochilidae112024+114%1974
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae112024+567%1974
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae92024+108%1974
Western KingbirdTyrannidae92024+500%1974
MallardAnatidae92024+292%1975
California TowheePasserellidae82024-13%1974

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