BBS Route · California · BCR 33
Ivanpah Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 55 species recorded across 21 survey years, still active.
55Species Recorded
21Years Surveyed
1988–2019Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on California Ivanpah
Top 40 of 55 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 52 | 2019 | +7% | 1994 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 12 | 2019 | +65% | 1994 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 9 | 2019 | +33% | 1994 | |
| Verdin | Remizidae | 8 | 2019 | +73% | 1996 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 7 | 2019 | +257% | 1994 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 6 | 2019 | -51% | 1994 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 5 | 2019 | +164% | 1994 | |
| LeConte's Thrasher | Mimidae | 5 | 2019 | +150% | 2002 | |
| Bewick's Wren | Troglodytidae | 4 | 2019 | +200% | 1994 | |
| Hooded Oriole | Icteridae | 4 | 1994 | n/a | n/a | |
| Lesser Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 4 | 2004 | +133% | 2002 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 4 | 2019 | n/a | n/a | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 3 | 2019 | +0% | 1996 | |
| Ladder-backed Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2019 | +25% | 1997 | |
| Gambel's Quail | Odontophoridae | 3 | 2019 | +46% | 1995 | |
| Phainopepla | Ptiliogonatidae | 3 | 2019 | +100% | 1996 | |
| Costa's Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 3 | 2019 | +200% | 1995 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 3 | 2007 | n/a | n/a | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 2 | 2019 | +18% | 1994 | |
| White-throated Swift | Apodidae | 2 | 2019 | -33% | 1988 | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2017 | +100% | 1995 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 2 | 2010 | +14% | 1994 | |
| Crissal Thrasher | Mimidae | 2 | 2019 | +100% | 1995 | |
| Greater Roadrunner | Cuculidae | 2 | 1994 | +100% | 1989 | |
| Black-tailed Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 2 | 2019 | -67% | 2017 | |
| Gilded Flicker | Picidae | 2 | 2019 | n/a | n/a | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 1 | 2005 | +0% | 1995 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 1 | 2005 | -83% | 1994 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 1 | 2008 | +0% | 1988 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 1 | 2017 | -33% | 1998 | |
| Pine Siskin | Fringillidae | 1 | 1988 | n/a | n/a | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 1 | 2017 | -79% | 1995 | |
| Cactus Wren | Troglodytidae | 1 | 2019 | -18% | 1994 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 1 | 2019 | +20% | 1995 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 1 | 2019 | +25% | 2000 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 1 | 2001 | +0% | 1989 | |
| Scott's Oriole | Icteridae | 1 | 2019 | +75% | 1999 | |
| Canyon Wren | Troglodytidae | 1 | 1989 | n/a | n/a | |
| Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay | Corvidae | 1 | 2019 | -33% | 1996 | |
| Brewer's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 1 | 2003 | -60% | 1995 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.