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BBS Route · California · BCR 33

Death Valley Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 41 species recorded across 16 survey years, still active.

41Species 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 →
16Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1975–2023Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on California Death Valley

Top 40 of 41 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Death Valley 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
Horned LarkAlaudidae112003+300%1993
Pinyon JayCorvidae71994n/an/a
LeConte's ThrasherMimidae41995+25%1979
European StarlingSturnidae41977n/an/a
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae42022-36%1981
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae32023+100%1979
Common RavenCorvidae32023-56%1978
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae31994+50%1975
House SparrowPasseridae31985n/an/a
House FinchFringillidae22023-11%1978
Black-tailed GnatcatcherPolioptilidae21981+100%1975
Western KingbirdTyrannidae22022+0%1977
Barn SwallowHirundinidae21994-33%1977
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22022+33%1985
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae22021+50%1993
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae21980n/an/a
Northern MockingbirdMimidae22003-40%1993
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae22023-17%1994
VerdinRemizidae22003-50%1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae12021-79%1979
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae11994-33%1978
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae11993+33%1977
PhainopeplaPtiliogonatidae12022-33%1994
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae12023-67%1978
Cooper's HawkAccipitridae11977n/an/a
Hooded OrioleIcteridae11977n/an/a
Prairie FalconFalconidae11995+0%1978
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae12023+0%1994
Turkey VultureCathartidae12022-44%1993
Northern HarrierAccipitridae11985+0%1979
Gray FlycatcherTyrannidae11979n/an/a
Yellow WarblerParulidae12003+0%1979
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae11985+0%1980
White-throated SwiftApodidae11985n/an/a
Lucy's WarblerParulidae11985n/an/a
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae11992n/an/a
Rock WrenTroglodytidae12021+0%1993
Bell's VireoVireonidae11996n/an/a
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae12022-50%2021
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae12022n/an/a

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