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BBS Route · California · BCR 15

Lumberyard Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 78 species recorded across 37 survey years, still active.

78Species 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 →
37Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1976–2025Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on California Lumberyard

Top 40 of 78 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
Mountain ChickadeeParidae322025-11%1978
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae312025+283%1978
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae272025+24%1978
Hermit WarblerParulidae202025+185%1978
Steller's JayCorvidae192025-38%1978
Western TanagerCardinalidae192025+158%1978
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae141996+400%1980
Brown CreeperCerthiidae14202515×1979
Purple FinchFringillidae92025+100%1978
Mountain QuailOdontophoridae82025-5%1978
Warbling VireoVireonidae82025+317%1978
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae82025+100%1983
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae72025-73%1979
Nashville WarblerParulidae72025+73%1981
Common RavenCorvidae72025+300%1995
Lark SparrowPasserellidae71988n/an/a
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae62025+263%1979
American RobinTurdidae62025-86%1978
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae62025+20%1995
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae61989n/an/a
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae52025-23%1978
Hermit ThrushTurdidae52025-13%1978
Townsend's SolitaireTurdidae52025-20%1989
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae52025+35%1989
BushtitAegithalidae42025+33%1977
Pine SiskinFringillidae42025+50%2006
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32025-66%1978
Fox SparrowPasserellidae32025-27%1978
Yellow WarblerParulidae32025-78%1978
Spotted TowheePasserellidae32025-8%1983
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae32024-11%1989
Cassin's VireoVireonidae32025-18%2003
Red CrossbillFringillidae32012n/an/a
Sooty GrousePhasianidae32025n/an/a
White-headed WoodpeckerPicidae22025-33%1978
Red-breasted SapsuckerPicidae22024+0%1980
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae22025+200%1981
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae21989-20%1977
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae22025-39%1978
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae22024-17%1983

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