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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 28 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2024Span
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 PigeonColumbidae412024-47%1994
American RobinTurdidae402024-21%1994
Steller's JayCorvidae332024-67%1994
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae302024-32%1994
Pacific WrenTroglodytidae282024-12%1994
Wilson's WarblerParulidae252024-51%1994
California QuailOdontophoridae242024-43%1994
Warbling VireoVireonidae242024+32%1994
Purple FinchFringillidae222024-53%1994
Song SparrowPasserellidae192024-58%1994
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae162024-65%1994
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae162024-83%1994
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae142024-87%1994
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae142024-74%1994
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae132024-44%1994
Common RavenCorvidae132024-3%1994
Barn SwallowHirundinidae132024-35%1994
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae122024-66%1994
European StarlingSturnidae112024-56%1994
Pine SiskinFringillidae112024-54%1994
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae112024-39%1994
Hermit ThrushTurdidae102024-66%1994
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae92024-70%1994
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae82024-66%1994
California Scrub-JayCorvidae72024-44%1994
WrentitSylviidae72024-82%1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae62024-54%1994
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae62024-24%1994
Spotted TowheePasserellidae62024-54%1994
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae62024-33%1994
American CootRallidae52024+100%1994
Anna's HummingbirdTrochilidae52024-6%1994
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae52024-20%1995
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52024-17%2008
Turkey VultureCathartidae42024+0%1994
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42024+0%1994
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42024-23%1995
Marbled MurreletAlcidae32019-92%1994
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32024+0%1994
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32023-55%1994

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