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BBS Route · California · BCR 5

Gazelle Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 127 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.

127Species 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 →
29Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1988–2021Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on California Gazelle

Top 40 of 127 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Gazelle 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
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae952021-32%1991
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae562021-41%1991
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae492021-5%1991
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae482021+107%1991
Tricolored BlackbirdIcteridae402010+301%1991
European StarlingSturnidae242021-55%1991
California QuailOdontophoridae202021+14%1991
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae192021-51%1991
Steller's JayCorvidae162021-36%1991
Mourning DoveColumbidae152021-73%1991
Western TanagerCardinalidae152021-62%1991
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae142021-68%1991
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae142021-29%1991
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae132021+100%1991
Spotted TowheePasserellidae132021-40%1991
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae112021+14%1991
American RobinTurdidae112021-57%1991
American CrowCorvidae92021-50%1991
Pine SiskinFringillidae92001-30%1994
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae82019-40%1995
Fox SparrowPasserellidae81996n/an/a
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae82021+133%2013
California Scrub-JayCorvidae72021-63%1991
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae62021-28%1991
Red-breasted SapsuckerPicidae62021+50%1991
House FinchFringillidae62021-70%1991
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae62021-41%1991
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae62004+50%2001
Western KingbirdTyrannidae52021-38%1991
House SparrowPasseridae52019-76%1991
Mountain QuailOdontophoridae42021+9%1991
Calliope HummingbirdTrochilidae42004+40%1993
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae41995+50%1991
Common RavenCorvidae42021+20%1991
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae41989+100%1988
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae42021-62%1991
Brown CreeperCerthiidae42004+167%1994
Horned LarkAlaudidae32021+0%1991
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32021-83%1991
Nashville WarblerParulidae32021-66%1991

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