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BBS Route · California · BCR 9

Honey Lake Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 107 species recorded across 46 survey years, still active.

107Species 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 →
46Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1972–2024Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on California Honey Lake

Top 40 of 107 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae2312024+69%1974
Horned LarkAlaudidae1592024+301%1974
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae682024+206%1986
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae422024-44%1974
House SparrowPasseridae292024+167%1974
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae282024+44%1974
Mourning DoveColumbidae272024+0%1974
Common RavenCorvidae25202427×1981
European StarlingSturnidae242024+42%1974
California QuailOdontophoridae202024+660%1977
Ring-billed GullLaridae172019-81%1975
Greater Sage-GrousePhasianidae142021+400%1984
Sage ThrasherMimidae142024-66%1974
Western KingbirdTyrannidae132024+70%1974
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae132024+12%1974
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae122024+9%1974
Barn SwallowHirundinidae122023-67%1974
American White PelicanPelecanidae102019+33%2006
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae92024-24%1974
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae92024+50%1974
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae92024-86%1974
Lark SparrowPasserellidae92023-19%1974
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae92024-21%1974
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae92024+333%1982
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae92024+170%2011
Great EgretArdeidae82019+100%1999
KilldeerCharadriidae62024-50%1974
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae62024-72%1974
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae62024-73%1974
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae62024+19%1974
House FinchFringillidae62024-53%1977
Rock WrenTroglodytidae62024+71%1975
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae62023+105%1998
Tricolored BlackbirdIcteridae62017-92%2001
Black-crowned Night HeronArdeidae52019-33%1975
Northern PintailAnatidae52017-67%1984
Canada GooseAnatidae52023+75%1998
Blue-winged TealAnatidae52024+67%1998
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52022+0%2015
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae42024-23%1976

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