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BBS Route · California · BCR 32

Orange Cove Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 121 species recorded across 42 survey years, still active.

121Species 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 →
42Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1972–2016Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on California Orange Cove

Top 40 of 121 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Orange Cove 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
House FinchFringillidae852016-61%1974
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae602016-28%1974
Mourning DoveColumbidae532016-42%1974
Oak TitmouseParidae362016-26%1974
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae322016+54%1974
House SparrowPasseridae302016-23%1974
Rock PigeonColumbidae252016+478%1980
California Scrub-JayCorvidae202016+10%1974
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae201989n/an/a
Western KingbirdTyrannidae192016+27%1974
BushtitAegithalidae172016-48%1974
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae162016+110%1974
European StarlingSturnidae162016-39%1974
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae152012+27%1974
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae15201615×2004
Common RavenCorvidae142016+67%1974
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae132016-79%1974
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae102016+10%1977
American RobinTurdidae102016+46%1974
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102016-78%1975
Hooded OrioleIcteridae92001+200%2000
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae82016+233%1992
California QuailOdontophoridae72016-57%1974
Anna's HummingbirdTrochilidae72016+140%1979
Wood DuckAnatidae72009+44%1985
American CrowCorvidae62016+407%1974
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae62016-40%1974
Spotted TowheePasserellidae62012+100%1975
Northern MockingbirdMimidae62016+129%1974
Tricolored BlackbirdIcteridae62005+120%1982
Vaux's SwiftApodidae62002+100%1998
Black PhoebeTyrannidae52016+38%1975
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae52012+200%2006
KilldeerCharadriidae42016-57%1974
American KestrelFalconidae42016+56%1974
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae42016+60%1974
Western BluebirdTurdidae42016-13%1974
Tree SwallowHirundinidae4201211×1975
Eared GrebePodicipedidae41980n/an/a
WrentitSylviidae42010+150%1997

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