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BBS Route · California · BCR 5

Mccloud Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 122 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.

122Species 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 →
25Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1973–2021Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on California Mccloud

Top 40 of 122 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Mccloud 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
Spotted TowheePasserellidae292021+808%1975
Steller's JayCorvidae282021+12%1975
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae272021+131%1975
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae242021+17%1981
Mountain ChickadeeParidae222021+525%1975
American RobinTurdidae212021-81%1975
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae142021+213%1975
Common RavenCorvidae142021+480%1982
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae132021+32%1975
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae122021-45%1982
Western TanagerCardinalidae102021+800%1975
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae102021-50%1980
Canada GooseAnatidae102021-18%2002
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae92021-86%1975
Yellow WarblerParulidae92021-86%1975
Nashville WarblerParulidae92021+45%1980
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae72021+18%1975
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae72021+180%1980
Mountain QuailOdontophoridae72021-73%1981
Mourning DoveColumbidae62021-16%1975
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae62021-49%1978
Lark SparrowPasserellidae61982+500%1974
Red CrossbillFringillidae62021+500%1985
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52021+14%1978
BushtitAegithalidae52021-33%1979
Hermit ThrushTurdidae52021+6%1978
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae52014+0%1980
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae52013-25%1980
Western BluebirdTurdidae52021+71%1980
White-headed WoodpeckerPicidae42021+33%1980
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae42021-73%1975
Song SparrowPasserellidae42021-68%1975
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae42021-79%1979
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae42021-25%1985
Pine SiskinFringillidae42021-66%1982
Turkey VultureCathartidae32021+25%1979
European StarlingSturnidae32021-94%1975
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae32014+83%1979
Townsend's SolitaireTurdidae32021+0%1981
Cassin's VireoVireonidae32021-7%1980

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