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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 49 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 →
49Years 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
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
Steller's JayCorvidae242024+29%1974
American CrowCorvidae212024-30%1974
Common RavenCorvidae172024+147%1974
Western TanagerCardinalidae162024+427%1974
Wilson's WarblerParulidae132024-20%1974
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae122024+8%1974
Western GullLaridae121991-29%1982
California QuailOdontophoridae102024-55%1974
Spotted TowheePasserellidae102024-40%1974
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae102024+37%1975
Hermit WarblerParulidae102024-29%1976
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae82024+6%1974
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae72024-44%1974
Hermit ThrushTurdidae72024-78%1975
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae62024-10%1974
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae62024-65%1975
Turkey VultureCathartidae52023-20%1974
WrentitSylviidae52024-63%1974
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae52024+38%1977
California Scrub-JayCorvidae42024-71%1974
Warbling VireoVireonidae42024-61%1974
Cassin's VireoVireonidae42024-25%1974
Pacific WrenTroglodytidae42024+300%1974
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae42024-38%1974
Brown CreeperCerthiidae42024+225%1975
Pelagic CormorantPhalacrocoracidae41991+67%1984
Pigeon GuillemotAlcidae41990+300%1983
American CootRallidae41990n/an/a
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae42001+300%1995
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42024+125%2014
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32024-87%1974
California TowheePasserellidae32024-85%1974
Hutton's VireoVireonidae32024-33%1975
American RobinTurdidae32024-83%1974
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae32024+25%1983
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32024+120%1975
Black PhoebeTyrannidae32021-18%1975
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae32024-71%1975
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae31973n/an/a
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae32012+25%1980

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