BBS Route · California · BCR 15
Kings Canyon Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 103 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.
103Species Recorded
31Years Surveyed
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.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White-throated Swift | Apodidae | 31 | 2024 | -67% | 1975 | |
| Spotted Towhee | Passerellidae | 19 | 2024 | -4% | 1976 | |
| Western Tanager | Cardinalidae | 18 | 2024 | +97% | 1975 | |
| Lazuli Bunting | Cardinalidae | 13 | 2024 | 19× | 1976 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 12 | 2016 | +15% | 1976 | |
| Western Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 11 | 2024 | -19% | 1975 | |
| California Towhee | Passerellidae | 10 | 2024 | -29% | 1976 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 8 | 2024 | +214% | 1976 | |
| Steller's Jay | Corvidae | 7 | 2024 | -62% | 1975 | |
| Canyon Wren | Troglodytidae | 7 | 2024 | +160% | 1975 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2024 | +4% | 1976 | |
| Wrentit | Sylviidae | 6 | 2024 | -45% | 1976 | |
| Cassin's Finch | Fringillidae | 5 | 1972 | n/a | n/a | |
| Black-headed Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2024 | -86% | 1975 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 4 | 1990 | -14% | 1976 | |
| Violet-green Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2024 | -86% | 1976 | |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet | Regulidae | 4 | 2016 | +40% | 1982 | |
| Acorn Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2024 | +220% | 1981 | |
| Brown Creeper | Certhiidae | 4 | 2024 | +17% | 1984 | |
| Mountain Quail | Odontophoridae | 3 | 2016 | -62% | 1976 | |
| Bushtit | Aegithalidae | 3 | 2016 | +110% | 1975 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 3 | 2024 | -85% | 1975 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 1984 | +50% | 1974 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2016 | +0% | 1990 | |
| Nashville Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2011 | -13% | 1977 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 3 | 2013 | +57% | 1980 | |
| Nuttall's Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2024 | +100% | 1978 | |
| California Thrasher | Mimidae | 3 | 2024 | +100% | 1978 | |
| Purple Finch | Fringillidae | 2 | 2024 | -61% | 1978 | |
| Wilson's Warbler | Parulidae | 2 | 1987 | -67% | 1972 | |
| Mountain Chickadee | Paridae | 2 | 2024 | +200% | 1975 | |
| Hermit Thrush | Turdidae | 2 | 1988 | +100% | 1972 | |
| California Scrub-Jay | Corvidae | 2 | 2024 | -38% | 1976 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 2 | 2013 | -36% | 1977 | |
| American Dipper | Cinclidae | 2 | 2024 | +0% | 1976 | |
| Bewick's Wren | Troglodytidae | 2 | 2024 | +8% | 1976 | |
| California Quail | Odontophoridae | 2 | 2016 | -43% | 1977 | |
| Black-throated Gray Warbler | Parulidae | 2 | 2024 | +178% | 1977 | |
| Hairy Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 2024 | -29% | 1978 | |
| Rock Wren | Troglodytidae | 2 | 1990 | -50% | 1980 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.