BBS Route · California · BCR 32

Coyote Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 129 species recorded across 43 survey years, still active.

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 SwallowHirundinidae1062025-7%1974
Common RavenCorvidae86202529×1982
House FinchFringillidae782025+8%1974
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae56202513×1974
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae542025+6%1974
California Scrub-JayCorvidae522025+121%1974
American CrowCorvidae472025+165%1974
Turkey VultureCathartidae432025+638%1975
Tree SwallowHirundinidae402025+675%1976
Steller's JayCorvidae382025+780%1974
Rock PigeonColumbidae372025-60%1974
Oak TitmouseParidae362025+143%1974
Barn SwallowHirundinidae332025+508%1974
Tricolored BlackbirdIcteridae322014-56%1983
Canada GooseAnatidae32202512×2000
European StarlingSturnidae282025-60%1974
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae272025+100%1974
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae272025+843%1976
Mourning DoveColumbidae252025-47%1974
Spotted TowheePasserellidae232025-15%1974
White-throated SwiftApodidae222025+983%1976
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae222025+72%1974
California QuailOdontophoridae202025+23%1974
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae192025+190%1975
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae182025+489%1974
California GullLaridae172025185×1981
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae162025+243%1974
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae162025-94%1974
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae142025-93%1974
California TowheePasserellidae142025-39%1974
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae14202512×1974
American CootRallidae132025+383%1974
Nuttall's WoodpeckerPicidae132025+250%1974
Anna's HummingbirdTrochilidae132025+136%1974
Song SparrowPasserellidae132025-47%1974
MallardAnatidae122025+258%1975
Black PhoebeTyrannidae112025+28%1974
Northern MockingbirdMimidae112025-31%1974
WrentitSylviidae112025+60%1974
BushtitAegithalidae112025+188%1974

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.