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BBS Route · California · BCR 32

Pescadero Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 104 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.

104Species 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 →
29Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on California Pescadero

Top 40 of 104 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Pescadero 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
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae402025-48%1994
Pacific WrenTroglodytidae292025+6%1994
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae262025-62%1994
Song SparrowPasserellidae232025-57%1994
Warbling VireoVireonidae232025+25%1994
American RobinTurdidae222025-28%1994
Purple FinchFringillidae182025-48%1994
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae182025-47%1994
California QuailOdontophoridae172025-23%1994
Wilson's WarblerParulidae172025-61%1994
European StarlingSturnidae162025-51%1994
Steller's JayCorvidae152025-76%1994
WrentitSylviidae132025-80%1994
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae122025-82%1994
Barn SwallowHirundinidae122025-34%1994
Common RavenCorvidae112025-11%1994
Pine SiskinFringillidae112025-64%1994
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae112025-66%1994
Hermit ThrushTurdidae112025-62%1994
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae102025-88%1994
Turkey VultureCathartidae92025-25%1994
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae82025-68%1994
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae72025+39%1994
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae72025-68%1994
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae72025+0%1994
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae72025-84%1994
Anna's HummingbirdTrochilidae62025-24%1994
American CootRallidae52024+100%1994
Allen's HummingbirdTrochilidae52025-92%1994
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae52025-32%1994
California Scrub-JayCorvidae52025-42%1994
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae52025-38%1994
California TowheePasserellidae52025-58%1994
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae52025-49%1994
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42025-9%1994
Spotted TowheePasserellidae42025-54%1994
BushtitAegithalidae42025-63%1994
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42024-23%1995
Marbled MurreletAlcidae32019-92%1994
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae32025-82%1994

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