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Pilot Creek Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 51 species recorded across 3 survey years, no longer active.

51Species 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 →
3Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–1996Span
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Bird Species Found on California Pilot Creek

Top 40 of 51 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Pilot Creek 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
Hermit WarblerParulidae461996+10%1994
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae361996-22%1994
Western TanagerCardinalidae251996-22%1994
Mountain QuailOdontophoridae22199611×1994
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae221996+47%1994
American RobinTurdidae201996+18%1994
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae191996+36%1994
Fox SparrowPasserellidae191996+58%1994
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae191996+111%1994
Nashville WarblerParulidae161996+14%1994
Mountain ChickadeeParidae161996-33%1994
Steller's JayCorvidae151996-21%1994
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae111996+83%1994
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae111996+175%1994
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae91996+29%1994
Hermit ThrushTurdidae91996+200%1994
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae91996+350%1995
Pine SiskinFringillidae71996+40%1994
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae71996-13%1994
Townsend's SolitaireTurdidae71996-53%1994
White-headed WoodpeckerPicidae61996+0%1994
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae61996+0%1994
Spotted TowheePasserellidae61996+0%1994
Cassin's VireoVireonidae61996+100%1994
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae51996+67%1994
Common RavenCorvidae41996-43%1994
Brown CreeperCerthiidae41996+100%1994
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae31996+200%1994
Red-breasted SapsuckerPicidae31996-70%1994
California QuailOdontophoridae31996n/an/a
Sooty GrousePhasianidae21996+0%1994
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae21996+100%1994
Pacific WrenTroglodytidae21994n/an/a
Western BluebirdTurdidae21996-67%1994
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae21996+0%1995
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae11996+0%1994
Cooper's HawkAccipitridae11994n/an/a
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae11996+0%1994
Allen's HummingbirdTrochilidae11994n/an/a
Purple FinchFringillidae11996-50%1994

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