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Lake Hemet 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 93 species recorded across 9 survey years, still active.

93Species 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 →
1992–2023Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on California Lake Hemet 2

Top 40 of 93 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Lake Hemet 2 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
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae312023-26%1994
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae261993-13%1992
Spotted TowheePasserellidae252023-11%1994
Rock WrenTroglodytidae24199412×1993
Black-chinned SparrowPasserellidae142023+80%1993
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae132023-58%1994
Steller's JayCorvidae132023-76%1994
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae122018-48%2013
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae122023-42%2014
California Scrub-JayCorvidae112023-74%1994
Anna's HummingbirdTrochilidae92023-39%1994
American GoldfinchFringillidae91993+0%1992
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae92023+333%2014
Mountain QuailOdontophoridae92023+150%2013
Pygmy NuthatchSittidae92023-56%2016
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae82023+27%2013
California TowheePasserellidae72023+23%1994
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62023+53%1994
European StarlingSturnidae62016-80%1993
Oak TitmouseParidae62023-71%1994
Mountain ChickadeeParidae62023-25%1994
American RobinTurdidae62018-18%1994
MallardAnatidae52017-20%2013
California QuailOdontophoridae52023-91%1994
Common RavenCorvidae52023-59%1994
PhainopeplaPtiliogonatidae52017-73%1993
BushtitAegithalidae52023-60%1994
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae52023-7%2016
American CrowCorvidae42018-13%1994
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae42023-94%1994
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae42023-39%2013
WrentitSylviidae42023+222%1994
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae41993n/an/a
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae32023-69%2013
House FinchFringillidae32023-83%1994
Song SparrowPasserellidae32023+13%2014
House SparrowPasseridae32023+58%2016
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae31994+200%1992
Western BluebirdTurdidae32023-28%2013
Great Horned OwlStrigidae32016+200%1993

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