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BBS Route · California · BCR 9

Ingalls 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 →
1973–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on California Ingalls

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

Species recorded on the Ingalls 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1162025+23%1976
Canada GooseAnatidae1072025-28%1977
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae942025+395%1976
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae872025+25%1976
American White PelicanPelecanidae502025+135%1977
Mourning DoveColumbidae392025-27%1976
House SparrowPasseridae392025+28%1976
Common RavenCorvidae362025+720%1995
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae342025-64%1976
Ring-billed GullLaridae292025+430%1976
Western KingbirdTyrannidae252025+400%1976
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae232001+320%1976
American RobinTurdidae222025+94%1976
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae222025+100%1977
Tricolored BlackbirdIcteridae211998+120%1985
Rock WrenTroglodytidae202025-11%1976
House FinchFringillidae192025+2%1976
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae171973n/an/a
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae172001+89%1995
Turkey VultureCathartidae162025+486%1982
Gray FlycatcherTyrannidae162025+92%1976
European StarlingSturnidae152025+177%1976
Barn SwallowHirundinidae152025-62%1976
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae142025+575%1976
California QuailOdontophoridae132025+380%1983
KilldeerCharadriidae122025-44%1976
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae122025+60%1976
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae122001-43%1976
Song SparrowPasserellidae102001+433%1976
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae102025n/an/a
Lark SparrowPasserellidae92025+110%1976
WilletScolopacidae81999+117%1977
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae82025+21%1976
California Scrub-JayCorvidae82025-41%1976
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae72025-4%1976
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae72025-46%1976
CanvasbackAnatidae71981n/an/a
Horned LarkAlaudidae62025-11%1976
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae62000+333%1977
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae62025+125%1978

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