BBS Route · California · BCR 15
Higgins Corn Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 45 survey years, still active.
98Species Recorded
45Years Surveyed
1973–2024Span
6Observers
Bird Species Found on California Higgins Corn
Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 44 | 2024 | +487% | 1975 | |
| Lesser Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 38 | 2024 | +950% | 1976 | |
| Oak Titmouse | Paridae | 25 | 2024 | +291% | 1978 | |
| Spotted Towhee | Passerellidae | 22 | 2024 | +19% | 1975 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 21 | 2024 | -40% | 1975 | |
| Acorn Woodpecker | Picidae | 19 | 2024 | +15% | 1975 | |
| California Towhee | Passerellidae | 15 | 2024 | +310% | 1975 | |
| Bushtit | Aegithalidae | 15 | 2024 | +265% | 1978 | |
| Orange-crowned Warbler | Parulidae | 12 | 2024 | +600% | 1975 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 12 | 2024 | +125% | 2019 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 11 | 2024 | +64% | 1978 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 11 | 2024 | +900% | 1977 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 11 | 2024 | +560% | 2004 | |
| California Scrub-Jay | Corvidae | 10 | 2024 | +10% | 1975 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 10 | 2024 | +50% | 1975 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 9 | 2021 | +300% | 1976 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 8 | 2024 | +267% | 1975 | |
| Black-headed Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2024 | -57% | 1975 | |
| Western Tanager | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2024 | -33% | 1975 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 7 | 2024 | +10% | 1985 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 6 | 2024 | -5% | 1975 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2024 | +83% | 1975 | |
| Western Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2024 | -81% | 1975 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 5 | 2024 | +83% | 1975 | |
| Black Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2024 | +333% | 1977 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 5 | 2024 | +43% | 1981 | |
| Wrentit | Sylviidae | 4 | 2024 | +0% | 1975 | |
| Black-throated Gray Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2024 | -17% | 1982 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 4 | 2023 | +133% | 1983 | |
| Western Screech-Owl | Strigidae | 4 | 1997 | +300% | 1995 | |
| Chestnut-backed Chickadee | Paridae | 4 | 2024 | +100% | 2014 | |
| Olive-sided Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2023 | -77% | 1975 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2024 | -15% | 1975 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2002 | -14% | 1977 | |
| Brown Creeper | Certhiidae | 3 | 2024 | +0% | 1975 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 3 | 2024 | -40% | 1978 | |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 3 | 2024 | +0% | 1976 | |
| Steller's Jay | Corvidae | 3 | 2024 | +129% | 1977 | |
| Belted Kingfisher | Alcedinidae | 3 | 2015 | +0% | 1997 | |
| Anna's Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 3 | 2024 | +175% | 1984 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.