BBS Route · California · BCR 15
Little Truckee Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 24 survey years, still active.
94Species Recorded
24Years Surveyed
1997–2023Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on California Little Truckee
Top 40 of 94 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 80 | 2023 | +160% | 1999 | |
| Mountain Chickadee | Paridae | 42 | 2023 | +66% | 1999 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 36 | 2023 | +25% | 1999 | |
| Mountain Quail | Odontophoridae | 29 | 2023 | +164% | 1999 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 25 | 2023 | +12% | 1999 | |
| Green-tailed Towhee | Passerellidae | 23 | 2023 | -7% | 1999 | |
| Western Tanager | Cardinalidae | 22 | 2023 | -14% | 1999 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 19 | 2023 | +100% | 1999 | |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 17 | 2023 | +107% | 1999 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 14 | 2023 | -66% | 1999 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 13 | 2023 | -18% | 1999 | |
| Fox Sparrow | Passerellidae | 12 | 2023 | +110% | 1999 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 11 | 2023 | -20% | 1999 | |
| Red Crossbill | Fringillidae | 11 | 2023 | +123% | 1999 | |
| Pine Siskin | Fringillidae | 9 | 2022 | -63% | 1999 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 2023 | -19% | 1999 | |
| Gray Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2023 | -9% | 1999 | |
| Hermit Thrush | Turdidae | 8 | 2023 | +12% | 1999 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 8 | 2023 | +29% | 2007 | |
| American White Pelican | Pelecanidae | 8 | 2013 | n/a | n/a | |
| Dusky Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2023 | -54% | 1999 | |
| Cassin's Finch | Fringillidae | 7 | 2023 | -64% | 1999 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 7 | 2023 | -86% | 1999 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 7 | 2023 | -32% | 1999 | |
| Red-breasted Sapsucker | Picidae | 6 | 2023 | +140% | 2002 | |
| Steller's Jay | Corvidae | 6 | 2023 | +41% | 1999 | |
| Brewer's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2023 | -44% | 1999 | |
| MacGillivray's Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 2022 | +75% | 1999 | |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet | Regulidae | 6 | 2019 | -52% | 1999 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 6 | 2023 | +89% | 2000 | |
| Wilson's Snipe | Scolopacidae | 5 | 2023 | -27% | 1999 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 5 | 2023 | +127% | 2001 | |
| Hammond's Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2023 | -42% | 1999 | |
| Evening Grosbeak | Fringillidae | 5 | 2023 | +75% | 2001 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2023 | -19% | 1999 | |
| Lincoln's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2023 | -27% | 1999 | |
| Townsend's Solitaire | Turdidae | 5 | 2023 | +33% | 1999 | |
| Olive-sided Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2023 | -55% | 1999 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 4 | 2004 | +300% | 1997 | |
| Nashville Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2023 | -32% | 1999 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.