BBS Route · California · BCR 9
Nubieber Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 167 species recorded across 45 survey years, still active.
167Species Recorded
45Years Surveyed
1970–2018Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on California Nubieber
Top 40 of 167 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 160 | 2018 | +44% | 1972 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 127 | 2018 | +641% | 1972 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 115 | 2018 | +96% | 1972 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 34 | 2018 | -62% | 1972 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 33 | 2018 | -9% | 1972 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 31 | 2018 | +8% | 1972 | |
| Ring-billed Gull | Laridae | 26 | 2007 | +53% | 1988 | |
| California Quail | Odontophoridae | 22 | 2018 | +242% | 1972 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 22 | 2018 | -63% | 1972 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 20 | 2018 | -36% | 1972 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 19 | 2018 | -20% | 1972 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 19 | 2018 | +209% | 2013 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 16 | 2018 | +136% | 1972 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 16 | 2018 | +56% | 1972 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 14 | 2015 | -70% | 1981 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 12 | 2018 | -39% | 1972 | |
| Western Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 12 | 2018 | +26% | 1972 | |
| Spotted Towhee | Passerellidae | 12 | 2018 | +25% | 1972 | |
| White-faced Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 12 | 2015 | +19% | 2001 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 11 | 2018 | -52% | 1972 | |
| Mountain Quail | Odontophoridae | 11 | 2018 | +11% | 1973 | |
| Bushtit | Aegithalidae | 11 | 2007 | +78% | 1987 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 10 | 2018 | -56% | 1972 | |
| Band-tailed Pigeon | Columbidae | 8 | 2016 | -92% | 1984 | |
| Western Tanager | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2018 | +58% | 1972 | |
| Mountain Chickadee | Paridae | 7 | 2018 | -38% | 1972 | |
| Purple Finch | Fringillidae | 7 | 2007 | +120% | 1978 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 2018 | +71% | 1975 | |
| Steller's Jay | Corvidae | 6 | 2018 | -36% | 1972 | |
| California Scrub-Jay | Corvidae | 6 | 2018 | -31% | 1972 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 2018 | -19% | 1972 | |
| Northern Shoveler | Anatidae | 6 | 2012 | +60% | 1986 | |
| Lesser Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 5 | 2018 | -67% | 1972 | |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 5 | 2018 | +167% | 1972 | |
| American Avocet | Recurvirostridae | 5 | 2014 | +64% | 1974 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2018 | +55% | 1973 | |
| Lawrence's Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 5 | 2018 | -43% | 1997 | |
| Wood Duck | Anatidae | 5 | 2018 | -50% | 2003 | |
| Pinyon Jay | Corvidae | 5 | 2007 | -29% | 2003 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 4 | 2018 | +100% | 1983 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.