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BBS Route · California · BCR 9

Deep Springs Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 93 species recorded across 33 survey years, still active.

93Species 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 →
33Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1972–2022Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on California Deep Springs

Top 40 of 93 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Deep Springs 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
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae272022+183%1974
Pinyon JayCorvidae222012-31%1974
Western BluebirdTurdidae201974n/an/a
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae112022+160%1974
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae92022+19%1974
BushtitAegithalidae82022+40%1978
Spotted TowheePasserellidae72022+380%1976
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae62022+25%1974
House FinchFringillidae52022-68%1974
Western TanagerCardinalidae52021+140%1979
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae52022+120%1990
ChukarPhasianidae52018-23%1991
Mourning DoveColumbidae42022+29%1974
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae42019+50%1978
Cassin's FinchFringillidae42021-11%1978
Gray FlycatcherTyrannidae32022+140%1976
Common RavenCorvidae32019+133%1978
Hermit ThrushTurdidae32009-13%1975
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae32022-15%1975
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae32022-25%1977
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae32022+60%1977
Fox SparrowPasserellidae32022-58%1979
Canyon WrenTroglodytidae32016-50%1979
Pygmy NuthatchSittidae32003+20%1994
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae32022-29%1991
Western KingbirdTyrannidae21974+100%1972
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae22022-70%1974
Warbling VireoVireonidae22022-9%1978
Mountain ChickadeeParidae22022+69%1974
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22019+14%1990
Pine SiskinFringillidae22011-29%2000
Wilson's WarblerParulidae22011+0%1973
Horned LarkAlaudidae21977n/an/a
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae22022-85%1992
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae22021+0%1992
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae22016+300%1999
Mountain QuailOdontophoridae22011+100%1999
KilldeerCharadriidae11972n/an/a
American KestrelFalconidae12021+0%1975
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae12021+20%1977

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