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BBS Route · California · BCR 5

Laytonville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 125 species recorded across 50 survey years, still active.

125Species 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 →
50Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1972–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on California Laytonville

Top 40 of 125 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Laytonville 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
Common RavenCorvidae232025+188%1974
Steller's JayCorvidae172025+4%1974
Spotted TowheePasserellidae172025-24%1974
American CrowCorvidae162025-28%1974
Wilson's WarblerParulidae132025-20%1974
Western GullLaridae121991-29%1982
Hermit WarblerParulidae122025-15%1976
California QuailOdontophoridae112025-57%1974
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae112025+130%1976
Western TanagerCardinalidae112025+346%1974
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae112025-13%1974
Warbling VireoVireonidae102025-29%1974
California TowheePasserellidae92025-81%1974
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae92025-19%1974
American RobinTurdidae82025-78%1974
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae82025+88%1977
Cassin's VireoVireonidae72025-19%1974
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae72025-24%1974
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae62025-87%1974
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae62025+11%1975
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae62025+0%1976
Brown CreeperCerthiidae62025+225%1975
Turkey VultureCathartidae52023-20%1974
WrentitSylviidae52024-63%1974
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae42025-60%1975
Pelagic CormorantPhalacrocoracidae41991+67%1984
Pigeon GuillemotAlcidae41990+300%1983
American CootRallidae41990n/an/a
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42025+67%1998
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae42001+300%1995
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae32025-30%1974
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae32025-6%1974
California Scrub-JayCorvidae32025-76%1974
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae32025+40%1974
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae32025-43%1974
Western BluebirdTurdidae32025-68%1976
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32025-46%1975
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae32024-71%1975
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae31973n/an/a
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae32012+25%1980

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.