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BBS Route · California · BCR 15

Placerville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 82 species recorded across 27 survey years, still active.

82Species 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 →
27Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1997–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on California Placerville

Top 40 of 82 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Placerville 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
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae592024+159%1999
Western TanagerCardinalidae542024+239%1999
Nashville WarblerParulidae342024-31%2000
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae262024+172%1999
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae222024+36%2000
Steller's JayCorvidae202024-17%1999
Spotted TowheePasserellidae202024-44%1999
Canada GooseAnatidae202023+200%2010
Hermit WarblerParulidae182024+122%2000
American RobinTurdidae172024-56%1999
Cassin's VireoVireonidae122024+44%1999
European StarlingSturnidae101997n/an/a
Common RavenCorvidae102024+233%2005
Brown CreeperCerthiidae92024-13%1999
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae92024+75%2000
Warbling VireoVireonidae82024+144%1999
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62024+50%2000
Purple FinchFringillidae62024+67%2003
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae42024+460%2000
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae42024+180%2003
California TowheePasserellidae42024+14%2003
Cassin's FinchFringillidae41999n/an/a
Mountain QuailOdontophoridae32024-13%2000
Pacific WrenTroglodytidae32024-17%1999
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae32023+100%2011
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae32024+200%2000
California Scrub-JayCorvidae22001-75%1998
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22024-44%2001
Oak TitmouseParidae21997n/an/a
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae22024-58%2000
Barn SwallowHirundinidae22019-58%2000
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae22024-33%2001
Turkey VultureCathartidae22023+25%2006
Fox SparrowPasserellidae22023+33%2004
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae22024+20%2015
Western BluebirdTurdidae22024+25%2014
Mourning DoveColumbidae12024-71%1999
American KestrelFalconidae11999+0%1997
White-headed WoodpeckerPicidae12003+0%1997
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae12024+0%2003

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