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BBS Route · California · BCR 9

Medicine Mtn. Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 62 species recorded across 14 survey years, still active.

62Species 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 →
14Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2000–2021Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on California Medicine Mtn.

Top 40 of 62 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Medicine Mtn. 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 ChickadeeParidae482021-14%2003
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae352021+12%2003
Hermit ThrushTurdidae202021-3%2003
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae102021-39%2003
Western TanagerCardinalidae102021-26%2003
Steller's JayCorvidae92021-23%2003
Cassin's FinchFringillidae92021-24%2003
Cassin's VireoVireonidae82021+16%2003
Spotted TowheePasserellidae82021+120%2007
Pine SiskinFringillidae72021+15%2004
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae72015-61%2003
American RobinTurdidae72021-47%2003
Canada JayCorvidae52014-31%2004
Red CrossbillFringillidae42021-11%2003
Fox SparrowPasserellidae42015+33%2005
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae42021+213%2003
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae42006n/an/a
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae42021+25%2010
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32012-38%2005
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae32021-45%2003
Common RavenCorvidae32014-25%2003
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae32015-29%2003
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae32021+0%2006
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae22021+60%2003
Black-backed WoodpeckerPicidae22015+300%2005
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae22021-56%2003
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae22015+63%2005
Brown CreeperCerthiidae22015+22%2003
Townsend's SolitaireTurdidae22021-83%2003
Mountain QuailOdontophoridae22021+50%2003
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22014-40%2003
Purple FinchFringillidae22021+133%2006
Hermit WarblerParulidae22015+75%2004
Rock WrenTroglodytidae22015-20%2006
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae22021-40%2008
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae22004n/an/a
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae22015+0%2007
Calliope HummingbirdTrochilidae22012+0%2008
Gray FlycatcherTyrannidae22010n/an/a
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22021n/an/a

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