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BBS Route · California · BCR 32

Lake Hemet Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 84 species recorded across 9 survey years, no longer active.

84Species 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 →
9Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1970–1986Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on California Lake Hemet

Top 40 of 84 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Lake Hemet 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
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae631986+14%1972
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae501986-20%1972
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae321986-26%1972
Mountain ChickadeeParidae291986-34%1972
House SparrowPasseridae261977+100%1972
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae211986+178%1972
Steller's JayCorvidae191986-61%1972
Mountain QuailOdontophoridae171986-64%1973
California Scrub-JayCorvidae161986-33%1972
Pygmy NuthatchSittidae151986-40%1972
Horned LarkAlaudidae151977-32%1973
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae141986-50%1972
Spotted TowheePasserellidae121986-28%1972
European StarlingSturnidae111986+275%1974
Western BluebirdTurdidae111986-43%1972
California QuailOdontophoridae101986-41%1972
Common RavenCorvidae101986+425%1972
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae101986-20%1972
WrentitSylviidae101986-46%1972
BushtitAegithalidae101981+63%1973
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae101986-46%1973
Mourning DoveColumbidae91986-10%1972
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae91986-36%1972
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae91986+800%1981
Pine SiskinFringillidae81976+0%1972
American RobinTurdidae81986-20%1972
Black SwiftApodidae81986-20%1972
White-throated SwiftApodidae71974+600%1971
Lawrence's GoldfinchFringillidae61981+100%1970
Western TanagerCardinalidae61986-42%1972
Fox SparrowPasserellidae61986+500%1977
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae51986+31%1972
White-headed WoodpeckerPicidae51986+38%1972
Purple FinchFringillidae51981-21%1972
House FinchFringillidae51986-76%1972
Black-chinned SparrowPasserellidae51977-39%1972
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae51986+400%1977
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae41986+36%1972
California ThrasherMimidae41986-15%1972
Nuttall's WoodpeckerPicidae41986+25%1977

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