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BBS Route · California · BCR 15

Little Truckee Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.

94Species 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 →
25Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1997–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on California Little Truckee

Top 40 of 94 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Little Truckee 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
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae752025+154%1999
American RobinTurdidae442025+10%1999
Mountain ChickadeeParidae332025+36%1999
Mountain QuailOdontophoridae292023+164%1999
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae282025+121%1999
Steller's JayCorvidae202025+28%1999
Western TanagerCardinalidae172025-24%1999
Mourning DoveColumbidae162025+200%2001
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae152025-23%1999
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae132025+111%1999
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae122025-29%1999
Red CrossbillFringillidae112023+123%1999
Gray FlycatcherTyrannidae102025+4%1999
Warbling VireoVireonidae102025-12%1999
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae102025+167%2000
Common RavenCorvidae102025+29%2007
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae92025-63%1999
Red-breasted SapsuckerPicidae82025+240%2002
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae82025-54%1999
Fox SparrowPasserellidae82025+76%1999
American White PelicanPelecanidae82013n/an/a
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae72025+63%1999
Song SparrowPasserellidae72025-15%1999
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae72025-84%1999
Canada GooseAnatidae72025+25%2001
Cassin's VireoVireonidae72025+267%2004
Cassin's FinchFringillidae62025-68%1999
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae62025-55%1999
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae62019-52%1999
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae62025-43%2000
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae52025+75%2001
Lincoln's SparrowPasserellidae52023-27%1999
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae52025+67%1999
Hermit ThrushTurdidae52025+24%1999
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae52025+167%2007
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae42025-46%1999
European StarlingSturnidae42004+300%1997
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae42025-53%1999
Brown CreeperCerthiidae42025-82%1999
White-headed WoodpeckerPicidae42025+17%2000

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