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Kings Canyon Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 103 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.

103Species 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 →
31Years 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
10Observers

Bird Species Found on California Kings Canyon

Top 40 of 103 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Kings Canyon 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
White-throated SwiftApodidae312024-67%1975
Spotted TowheePasserellidae192024-4%1976
Western TanagerCardinalidae182024+97%1975
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae13202419×1976
Mourning DoveColumbidae122016+15%1976
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae112024-19%1975
California TowheePasserellidae102024-29%1976
Warbling VireoVireonidae82024+214%1976
Steller's JayCorvidae72024-62%1975
Canyon WrenTroglodytidae72024+160%1975
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae62024+4%1976
WrentitSylviidae62024-45%1976
Cassin's FinchFringillidae51972n/an/a
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae42024-86%1975
House FinchFringillidae41990-14%1976
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae42024-86%1976
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae42016+40%1982
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae42024+220%1981
Brown CreeperCerthiidae42024+17%1984
Mountain QuailOdontophoridae32016-62%1976
BushtitAegithalidae32016+110%1975
American RobinTurdidae32024-85%1975
Lark SparrowPasserellidae31984+50%1974
Yellow WarblerParulidae32016+0%1990
Nashville WarblerParulidae32011-13%1977
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae32013+57%1980
Nuttall's WoodpeckerPicidae32024+100%1978
California ThrasherMimidae32024+100%1978
Purple FinchFringillidae22024-61%1978
Wilson's WarblerParulidae21987-67%1972
Mountain ChickadeeParidae22024+200%1975
Hermit ThrushTurdidae21988+100%1972
California Scrub-JayCorvidae22024-38%1976
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae22013-36%1977
American DipperCinclidae22024+0%1976
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae22024+8%1976
California QuailOdontophoridae22016-43%1977
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae22024+178%1977
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae22024-29%1978
Rock WrenTroglodytidae21990-50%1980

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