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BBS Route · California · BCR 15

Lumberyard Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 75 species recorded across 36 survey years, still active.

75Species 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 →
36Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1976–2024Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on California Lumberyard

Top 40 of 75 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Lumberyard 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
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae742024+5%1978
Western TanagerCardinalidae562024+160%1978
Mountain ChickadeeParidae532024-26%1978
Hermit WarblerParulidae482024+156%1978
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae332024+204%1978
Brown CreeperCerthiidae20202413×1979
Cassin's VireoVireonidae182024+9%2003
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae162024+260%2015
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae141996+400%1980
Warbling VireoVireonidae112024+333%1978
Common RavenCorvidae112024+217%1995
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae92024+175%1981
Mountain QuailOdontophoridae82024-21%1978
White-headed WoodpeckerPicidae82024-33%1978
Fox SparrowPasserellidae72024-32%1978
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae72024+29%1989
Lark SparrowPasserellidae71988n/an/a
Spotted TowheePasserellidae62024+0%1983
Nashville WarblerParulidae62024+40%1981
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae61989n/an/a
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae52024-48%1978
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52019-36%1978
Hermit ThrushTurdidae52024-20%1978
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae52024+25%1995
Steller's JayCorvidae42024-72%1978
Purple FinchFringillidae42023-14%1978
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42024+213%1979
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae42024-36%1978
American RobinTurdidae42024-89%1978
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae42024+0%1983
Pacific WrenTroglodytidae42024+133%2005
Yellow WarblerParulidae32024-83%1978
BushtitAegithalidae31981+0%1977
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae32024-11%1989
Red CrossbillFringillidae32012n/an/a
Red-breasted SapsuckerPicidae22024+0%1980
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22024-72%1978
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae21989-20%1977
Cassin's FinchFringillidae22024-78%1979
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae21997-85%1979

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