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BBS Route · California · BCR 5

Honeydew Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 128 species recorded across 41 survey years, still active.

128Species 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 →
41Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2017Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on California Honeydew

Top 40 of 128 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Honeydew 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae722017-22%1970
Turkey VultureCathartidae472017+6%1970
Warbling VireoVireonidae342017+12%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae292017-28%1970
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae292017+81%1970
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae252017-64%1970
Spotted TowheePasserellidae232017-44%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae222017-6%1970
American RobinTurdidae192017-57%1970
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae172017-70%1970
Wilson's WarblerParulidae172017-26%1970
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae162017+33%1970
Common RavenCorvidae162017-67%1970
Pine SiskinFringillidae162017+150%1972
European StarlingSturnidae162017-73%1972
Tree SwallowHirundinidae162017+120%1972
California GullLaridae162017+171%1981
California TowheePasserellidae152017-9%1970
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae152017-61%1970
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae122017-62%1970
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae122017+300%1972
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae122017+23%1970
California QuailOdontophoridae112017-59%1970
Steller's JayCorvidae112017+104%1970
Western TanagerCardinalidae112017-23%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae102017-61%1970
American CrowCorvidae102017+543%1970
Purple FinchFringillidae102017-4%1970
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae102017-5%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92017-78%1970
Western BluebirdTurdidae92017+63%1970
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae82017-67%1970
WrentitSylviidae82017+19%1970
Wood DuckAnatidae82012n/an/a
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae72017-50%1970
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae72016+13%1982
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62017-85%1970
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae52017-7%1970
California Scrub-JayCorvidae52017-54%1970
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae52016-62%1970

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