BBS Route · California · BCR 5
Longvale Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 110 species recorded across 44 survey years, still active.
110Species Recorded
44Years Surveyed
1972–2023Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on California Longvale
Top 40 of 110 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 84 | 2023 | -74% | 1974 | |
| Orange-crowned Warbler | Parulidae | 33 | 2023 | +400% | 1974 | |
| Black-headed Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 29 | 2023 | +164% | 1974 | |
| Spotted Towhee | Passerellidae | 25 | 2023 | +76% | 1974 | |
| California Quail | Odontophoridae | 23 | 2023 | +90% | 1974 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 23 | 2023 | -36% | 1974 | |
| Mountain Quail | Odontophoridae | 22 | 2023 | -58% | 1974 | |
| Acorn Woodpecker | Picidae | 22 | 2023 | -29% | 1974 | |
| California Scrub-Jay | Corvidae | 22 | 2023 | -10% | 1974 | |
| Western Tanager | Cardinalidae | 22 | 2023 | +21% | 1974 | |
| Steller's Jay | Corvidae | 17 | 2023 | -6% | 1974 | |
| California Towhee | Passerellidae | 16 | 2023 | -51% | 1974 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 15 | 2023 | -45% | 1974 | |
| Cassin's Vireo | Vireonidae | 14 | 2023 | +144% | 1974 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 13 | 2023 | -39% | 1974 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 13 | 2012 | -10% | 1974 | |
| Lesser Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 11 | 2023 | -42% | 1974 | |
| Black-throated Gray Warbler | Parulidae | 11 | 2023 | -33% | 1974 | |
| Lazuli Bunting | Cardinalidae | 10 | 2023 | +17% | 1974 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 10 | 2021 | n/a | n/a | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 9 | 2023 | -57% | 1974 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 8 | 2023 | +123% | 1974 | |
| Common Merganser | Anatidae | 7 | 2023 | -36% | 1974 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 7 | 2023 | +46% | 1974 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 7 | 2023 | -55% | 1974 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 7 | 2023 | +50% | 1974 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 6 | 2023 | +650% | 2015 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 5 | 2023 | -62% | 1974 | |
| Black Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2023 | -35% | 1974 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2021 | -25% | 1974 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2013 | +150% | 1977 | |
| Spotted Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 4 | 2023 | -74% | 1974 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 4 | 2023 | -57% | 1974 | |
| Violet-green Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2021 | -85% | 1974 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 4 | 2023 | +138% | 1976 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2023 | +83% | 1974 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 3 | 2023 | -14% | 1974 | |
| Wrentit | Sylviidae | 3 | 2023 | +33% | 1975 | |
| Purple Finch | Fringillidae | 3 | 1986 | -60% | 1981 | |
| White-throated Swift | Apodidae | 3 | 2023 | -15% | 2000 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.