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BBS Route · California · BCR 33

Lone Pine Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 100 species recorded across 43 survey years, still active.

100Species 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 →
43Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1970–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on California Lone Pine

Top 40 of 100 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
Common RavenCorvidae212025+145%1972
European StarlingSturnidae132025+350%1972
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae132025+59%1972
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae132025+77%1997
House FinchFringillidae102025+8%1972
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae92025+29%1972
California QuailOdontophoridae82025+190%1972
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae82025+25%2022
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae82023n/an/a
Lark SparrowPasserellidae71998+600%1972
Rock PigeonColumbidae72009+80%1990
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae61996+100%1970
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae52025+100%1973
House SparrowPasseridae52025-23%1972
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae52025+275%1973
Western KingbirdTyrannidae42023-19%1972
White-throated SwiftApodidae42011+240%1973
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae42025+17%1975
Spotted TowheePasserellidae42025+60%1974
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae42023+33%2022
Black PhoebeTyrannidae32025+100%1973
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae31993+100%1982
Western TanagerCardinalidae32025+0%1990
Northern MockingbirdMimidae32025+50%1976
Cinnamon TealAnatidae32000+50%1983
California Scrub-JayCorvidae32025n/an/a
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae22025-13%1972
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22024+13%1972
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae22025-56%1972
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae22024+80%1972
LeConte's ThrasherMimidae22025-17%1972
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae22025+50%1973
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae22004+200%1988
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae21973+100%1972
Tree SwallowHirundinidae21995-13%1979
MallardAnatidae22007+25%1979
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22025+100%1977
American CrowCorvidae22009+0%1975
Yellow WarblerParulidae22025+25%1977
BushtitAegithalidae22004+75%1981

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