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BBS Route · California · BCR 9

Honey Lake Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 108 species recorded across 47 survey years, still active.

108Species 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 →
47Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1972–2025Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on California Honey Lake

Top 40 of 108 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Honey Lake 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
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae1972025+88%1974
Horned LarkAlaudidae912025+285%1974
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae482025-29%1974
Common RavenCorvidae38202532×1981
Canada GooseAnatidae252025+540%2006
California QuailOdontophoridae24202511×1977
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae232025+63%1974
House SparrowPasseridae182025+175%1974
Ring-billed GullLaridae172019-81%1975
House FinchFringillidae162025-32%1977
Western KingbirdTyrannidae152025+70%1974
Greater Sage-GrousePhasianidae142021+400%1984
Mourning DoveColumbidae142025-21%1974
Sage ThrasherMimidae142024-66%1974
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae132025+24%1974
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae112025-47%1974
American White PelicanPelecanidae102019+33%2006
KilldeerCharadriidae92025-47%1974
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae92024+50%1974
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae92025+50%1974
Lark SparrowPasserellidae92025-15%1974
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae92025+27%1998
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae92025+190%2011
Cinnamon TealAnatidae82025-28%1974
MallardAnatidae82025-21%1975
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae72025-82%1974
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72025-72%1974
Rock WrenTroglodytidae72025+143%1975
ChukarPhasianidae72025+167%2015
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62025+23%1974
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae62024-73%1974
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae62025-33%1981
Tricolored BlackbirdIcteridae62017-92%2001
Northern PintailAnatidae52025-57%1984
Blue-winged TealAnatidae52024+67%1998
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52022+0%2015
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae42025-8%1976
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42025-38%1974
Black-necked StiltRecurvirostridae42025-17%1982
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae32025-12%1974

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.