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BBS Route · California · BCR 15

Dardanelle Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 44 survey years, still active.

97Species 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 →
44Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1972–2019Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on California Dardanelle

Top 40 of 97 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Dardanelle 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 SwallowHirundinidae172019+127%1974
American RobinTurdidae132019-46%1974
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae112019+27%1974
Warbling VireoVireonidae112019+71%1974
Fox SparrowPasserellidae112019+88%1975
Western TanagerCardinalidae102019-27%1974
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae102019-39%1988
Steller's JayCorvidae92019-35%1974
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae92019+160%1974
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82019-42%1974
Cassin's FinchFringillidae72019-64%1974
Mountain QuailOdontophoridae72019+23%1977
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae52019-33%1977
Wilson's WarblerParulidae52019-76%1974
Mountain ChickadeeParidae52019-25%1974
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae42019-81%1974
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae42018-54%1974
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae42019-47%1974
Hermit ThrushTurdidae42019-63%1974
Pine SiskinFringillidae42018+17%1976
Nashville WarblerParulidae42019+233%1980
House SparrowPasseridae42012n/an/a
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae32017+100%1975
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae32019+50%1981
White-throated SwiftApodidae31974n/an/a
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae32019+0%1978
Hermit WarblerParulidae32019+133%1996
Calliope HummingbirdTrochilidae22006-33%1974
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae22019-81%1975
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae22019-84%1974
Williamson's SapsuckerPicidae22004+0%1984
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae22014+0%1988
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae21973n/an/a
Cassin's VireoVireonidae22018-50%1975
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae22006-20%1984
Tree SwallowHirundinidae21993-60%1978
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae22015+67%1986
Pygmy NuthatchSittidae22002-50%1976
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae21994+100%1978
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae22015+133%2005

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