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BBS Route · California · BCR 15

Meadow Valley Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 101 species recorded across 20 survey years, still active.

101Species 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 →
20Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1999–2025Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on California Meadow Valley

Top 40 of 101 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Meadow Valley 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 ChickadeeParidae302025-32%2005
American RobinTurdidae282025-39%2005
Western TanagerCardinalidae272025+86%2008
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae242025-10%2005
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae232025+13%2005
Steller's JayCorvidae212025-15%2005
Hermit WarblerParulidae212025+24%2005
Warbling VireoVireonidae132025-11%2005
Fox SparrowPasserellidae122025+273%2005
Cassin's VireoVireonidae112025-7%2010
Canada GooseAnatidae102025+126%2005
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae102025-35%2005
Common RavenCorvidae82024+150%2005
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae82024+133%2009
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae72010-44%2004
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae62025+129%2008
Pine SiskinFringillidae62018+50%2010
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62023-23%2005
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae62025+17%2011
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae52025-60%2005
Song SparrowPasserellidae52025-68%2005
Yellow WarblerParulidae52025-48%2005
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae52024+300%2010
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae52025+82%2008
Nashville WarblerParulidae52025+30%2008
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae52025-55%2011
Spotted TowheePasserellidae42025+67%2005
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae42021-29%2017
BushtitAegithalidae42018-56%1999
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae42025+91%2005
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae42022-20%2011
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae32025-67%2005
European StarlingSturnidae32025+18%2008
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32025-31%2011
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32025-57%2008
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae32025-73%2005
Purple FinchFringillidae32025-65%2010
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae32021+150%2004
Hermit ThrushTurdidae32025-74%2005
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae32025+80%2008

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