BBS Route · California · BCR 32

Jackson Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 89 species recorded across 14 survey years, no longer active.

89Species Recorded

14Years Surveyed

1972–1992Span

4Observers

Bird Species Found on California Jackson

Top 40 of 89 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Jackson route.

House Finch	Fringillidae	72	1992	-14%	1974
Spotted Towhee	Passerellidae	59	1992	+249%	1974
Ash-throated Flycatcher	Tyrannidae	49	1992	12×	1975
California Quail	Odontophoridae	45	1992	+63%	1974
Oak Titmouse	Paridae	43	1992	14×	1975
Acorn Woodpecker	Picidae	36	1992	+21%	1974
California Towhee	Passerellidae	33	1992	+71%	1974
American Robin	Turdidae	32	1992	+800%	1974
Bank Swallow	Hirundinidae	31	1979	n/a	n/a
Western Kingbird	Tyrannidae	30	1992	+509%	1974
Brown-headed Cowbird	Icteridae	30	1992	13×	1976
Bushtit	Aegithalidae	30	1992	+336%	1974
Cliff Swallow	Hirundinidae	26	1992	+249%	1974
Black-headed Grosbeak	Cardinalidae	25	1992	+197%	1974
Brewer's Blackbird	Icteridae	24	1992	+67%	1974
Mourning Dove	Columbidae	23	1992	+1%	1974
Western Meadowlark	Icteridae	23	1992	+5%	1974
Northern House Wren	Troglodytidae	21	1992	+833%	1974
Yellow-billed Magpie	Corvidae	20	1992	+94%	1974
Lesser Goldfinch	Fringillidae	18	1992	+47%	1976
Wrentit	Sylviidae	18	1992	+0%	1974
European Starling	Sturnidae	17	1992	+193%	1974
White-breasted Nuthatch	Sittidae	17	1992	+44%	1977
Western Tanager	Cardinalidae	16	1984	+41%	1978
California Scrub-Jay	Corvidae	15	1992	+119%	1974
Western Bluebird	Turdidae	14	1992	-30%	1974
Nuttall's Woodpecker	Picidae	12	1992	+192%	1978
Bullock's Oriole	Icteridae	8	1992	+210%	1974
Lark Sparrow	Passerellidae	8	1992	+333%	1976
Lazuli Bunting	Cardinalidae	8	1986	+11%	1979
Barn Swallow	Hirundinidae	7	1992	+121%	1974
House Sparrow	Passeridae	7	1992	-16%	1974
Pied-billed Grebe	Podicipedidae	5	1986	+400%	1972
Tree Swallow	Hirundinidae	5	1992	+153%	1974
Black Phoebe	Tyrannidae	5	1992	+220%	1976
Yellow Warbler	Parulidae	5	1984	+240%	1978
Turkey Vulture	Cathartidae	4	1992	+7%	1974
Red-winged Blackbird	Icteridae	4	1992	+215%	1974
American Goldfinch	Fringillidae	4	1973	n/a	n/a
Western Wood-Pewee	Tyrannidae	4	1992	-12%	1978

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