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BBS Route · California · BCR 15

Meadow Valley Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 99 species recorded across 19 survey years, still active.

99Species 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 →
19Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1999–2024Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on California Meadow Valley

Top 40 of 99 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
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae282024-3%2005
Mountain ChickadeeParidae272024-18%2005
Warbling VireoVireonidae152024-7%2005
Western TanagerCardinalidae152024+50%2008
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae132024+11%2005
American RobinTurdidae132024-44%2005
Fox SparrowPasserellidae122024+291%2005
Hermit WarblerParulidae112024+10%2005
Steller's JayCorvidae102024-15%2005
European StarlingSturnidae92024+46%2008
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae92024+127%2005
Canada GooseAnatidae82024+116%2005
Common RavenCorvidae82024+150%2005
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae82024+133%2009
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae72010-44%2004
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae72021-17%2011
Mourning DoveColumbidae62021-29%2005
Pine SiskinFringillidae62018+50%2010
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62023-23%2005
Red-breasted SapsuckerPicidae62024+300%2010
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae52024-67%2005
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae52024-62%2005
Song SparrowPasserellidae52024-58%2005
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52024+60%2008
Brown CreeperCerthiidae52024-17%2005
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae52024+300%2010
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae42023+86%2008
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42024-41%2005
Yellow WarblerParulidae42024-39%2005
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae42021-29%2017
BushtitAegithalidae42018-56%1999
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae42024+127%2008
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae42022-20%2011
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae42023+100%2009
Mountain QuailOdontophoridae32024-50%2005
White-headed WoodpeckerPicidae32023+43%2008
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae32021+150%2004
Cassin's FinchFringillidae32023+100%2010
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae32024+20%2018
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae32024+40%2019

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