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BBS Route · California · BCR 9

Macdoel Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 169 species recorded across 46 survey years, still active.

169Species 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 →
46Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1972–2019Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on California Macdoel

Top 40 of 169 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Macdoel 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
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae1602019+56%1974
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae702019+161%1974
European StarlingSturnidae572019+249%1974
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae522019-6%1974
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae482019+96%1974
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae362019+833%1974
Ring-billed GullLaridae352019-77%1974
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae352019-4%1974
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae34201912×1979
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae322019+163%1974
Tricolored BlackbirdIcteridae321987n/an/a
Mountain ChickadeeParidae292019+417%1974
Mourning DoveColumbidae262019-17%1974
Sandhill CraneGruidae262019+411%1980
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae252019+239%1974
Turkey VultureCathartidae232019+900%1974
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae232019+656%1974
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae232019+28%1975
MallardAnatidae222019+250%1975
Steller's JayCorvidae212019+900%1975
American RobinTurdidae212019+50%1974
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae202019+750%1975
Pine SiskinFringillidae192011+20%1984
Cinnamon TealAnatidae182019+69%1984
House FinchFringillidae172019+104%1978
Western KingbirdTyrannidae162019+530%1974
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae152019+182%1974
WilletScolopacidae152019+433%1976
Cassin's FinchFringillidae152019+500%1975
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae152019+209%1975
GadwallAnatidae142019+450%1985
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae132019+392%1978
Song SparrowPasserellidae132019+240%1984
Warbling VireoVireonidae122019+367%1976
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae122019+446%1983
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae112019+675%1974
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae112019+238%2012
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102019+470%1976
California QuailOdontophoridae92018+600%1974
House SparrowPasseridae92019-69%1974

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