BBS Route · California · BCR 32
Cuyamaca Pk Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 102 species recorded across 24 survey years, still active.
102Species Recorded
24Years Surveyed
1970–2024Span
7Observers
Bird Species Found on California Cuyamaca Pk
Top 40 of 102 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spotted Towhee | Passerellidae | 89 | 2024 | -9% | 1972 | |
| Wrentit | Sylviidae | 61 | 2024 | +20% | 1972 | |
| California Towhee | Passerellidae | 57 | 2024 | +21% | 1972 | |
| Bewick's Wren | Troglodytidae | 57 | 2024 | +178% | 1972 | |
| California Scrub-Jay | Corvidae | 47 | 2024 | -18% | 1972 | |
| Black-headed Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 32 | 2024 | +8% | 1972 | |
| Lesser Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 31 | 2024 | +38% | 1972 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 30 | 2024 | +709% | 1972 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 30 | 2024 | -2% | 1972 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 27 | 2024 | -22% | 1972 | |
| California Thrasher | Mimidae | 27 | 2024 | -10% | 1972 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 27 | 2024 | +5% | 1972 | |
| Mountain Quail | Odontophoridae | 27 | 2024 | +212% | 1974 | |
| Black-chinned Sparrow | Passerellidae | 26 | 2024 | -30% | 1972 | |
| California Quail | Odontophoridae | 25 | 2024 | +123% | 1972 | |
| Acorn Woodpecker | Picidae | 23 | 2024 | +211% | 1972 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 22 | 2024 | +123% | 2017 | |
| Oak Titmouse | Paridae | 18 | 2024 | -13% | 1972 | |
| Bushtit | Aegithalidae | 14 | 2024 | -21% | 1972 | |
| Rufous-crowned Sparrow | Passerellidae | 12 | 2021 | +325% | 2014 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 2024 | +42% | 1972 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 8 | 2024 | +100% | 1976 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 8 | 2024 | +67% | 1972 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 8 | 2024 | -58% | 1972 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 8 | 1975 | +700% | 1973 | |
| Western Bluebird | Turdidae | 7 | 2024 | +8% | 1972 | |
| Steller's Jay | Corvidae | 7 | 2024 | +567% | 1977 | |
| Bell's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 2024 | +79% | 1981 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 6 | 2024 | +129% | 1972 | |
| Lawrence's Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 5 | 2024 | -53% | 1972 | |
| Band-tailed Pigeon | Columbidae | 5 | 2024 | +200% | 1976 | |
| Hooded Oriole | Icteridae | 5 | 2024 | +29% | 2016 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 4 | 2024 | +21% | 1972 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 4 | 2023 | +121% | 1972 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 4 | 2024 | -55% | 1972 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 4 | 2024 | +200% | 1975 | |
| Swainson's Thrush | Turdidae | 4 | 1972 | n/a | n/a | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 4 | 2024 | +0% | 2017 | |
| Nuttall's Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2024 | +100% | 1972 | |
| Western Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2024 | -71% | 1972 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.