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 Recorded
46Years Surveyed
1972–2019Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on California Macdoel
Top 40 of 169 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 160 | 2019 | +56% | 1974 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 70 | 2019 | +161% | 1974 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 57 | 2019 | +249% | 1974 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 52 | 2019 | -6% | 1974 | |
| Western Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 48 | 2019 | +96% | 1974 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 36 | 2019 | +833% | 1974 | |
| Ring-billed Gull | Laridae | 35 | 2019 | -77% | 1974 | |
| Black-billed Magpie | Corvidae | 35 | 2019 | -4% | 1974 | |
| Lesser Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 34 | 2019 | 12× | 1979 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 32 | 2019 | +163% | 1974 | |
| Tricolored Blackbird | Icteridae | 32 | 1987 | n/a | n/a | |
| Mountain Chickadee | Paridae | 29 | 2019 | +417% | 1974 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 26 | 2019 | -17% | 1974 | |
| Sandhill Crane | Gruidae | 26 | 2019 | +411% | 1980 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 25 | 2019 | +239% | 1974 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 23 | 2019 | +900% | 1974 | |
| Olive-sided Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 23 | 2019 | +656% | 1974 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 23 | 2019 | +28% | 1975 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 22 | 2019 | +250% | 1975 | |
| Steller's Jay | Corvidae | 21 | 2019 | +900% | 1975 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 21 | 2019 | +50% | 1974 | |
| Mountain Bluebird | Turdidae | 20 | 2019 | +750% | 1975 | |
| Pine Siskin | Fringillidae | 19 | 2011 | +20% | 1984 | |
| Cinnamon Teal | Anatidae | 18 | 2019 | +69% | 1984 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 17 | 2019 | +104% | 1978 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 16 | 2019 | +530% | 1974 | |
| Dusky Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 15 | 2019 | +182% | 1974 | |
| Willet | Scolopacidae | 15 | 2019 | +433% | 1976 | |
| Cassin's Finch | Fringillidae | 15 | 2019 | +500% | 1975 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 15 | 2019 | +209% | 1975 | |
| Gadwall | Anatidae | 14 | 2019 | +450% | 1985 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 13 | 2019 | +392% | 1978 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 13 | 2019 | +240% | 1984 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 12 | 2019 | +367% | 1976 | |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Icteridae | 12 | 2019 | +446% | 1983 | |
| Black-headed Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 11 | 2019 | +675% | 1974 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 11 | 2019 | +238% | 2012 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 10 | 2019 | +470% | 1976 | |
| California Quail | Odontophoridae | 9 | 2018 | +600% | 1974 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 9 | 2019 | -69% | 1974 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.