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BBS Route · California · BCR 33

Lone Pine Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 99 species recorded across 42 survey years, still active.

99Species 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 →
42Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1970–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on California Lone Pine

Top 40 of 99 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Lone Pine 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
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae282024+49%1972
European StarlingSturnidae262024+230%1972
California QuailOdontophoridae132024+380%1972
House FinchFringillidae112024-4%1972
Turkey VultureCathartidae112023+333%1993
Mourning DoveColumbidae102024+38%1972
Common RavenCorvidae102024+75%1972
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae92023+23%1997
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae82024+275%1973
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae82023n/an/a
Lark SparrowPasserellidae71998+600%1972
Rock PigeonColumbidae72009+80%1990
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae72024+20%2011
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae61996+100%1970
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae62024-48%1972
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae62024+33%1973
House SparrowPasseridae52023-23%1972
Western KingbirdTyrannidae42023-19%1972
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae42024+0%1972
White-throated SwiftApodidae42011+240%1973
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae42023+33%2022
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae31993+100%1982
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae32023+67%1973
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae32024+150%1977
Cinnamon TealAnatidae32000+50%1983
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22024+13%1972
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae22024+80%1972
LeConte's ThrasherMimidae22024-17%1972
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae22024-43%1973
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae22004+200%1988
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae21973+100%1972
Tree SwallowHirundinidae21995-13%1979
MallardAnatidae22007+25%1979
American CrowCorvidae22009+0%1975
BushtitAegithalidae22004+75%1981
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae21994n/an/a
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae21994n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae12024+0%1973
Prairie FalconFalconidae12001-50%1983
Costa's HummingbirdTrochilidae11995+0%1979

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