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BBS Route · California · BCR 15

Placerville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 83 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.

83Species 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 →
1997–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on California Placerville

Top 40 of 83 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 GrosbeakCardinalidae442025+138%1999
Western TanagerCardinalidae442025+282%1999
Spotted TowheePasserellidae232025-34%1999
Nashville WarblerParulidae232025-40%2000
American RobinTurdidae212025-47%1999
Canada GooseAnatidae202023+200%2010
Steller's JayCorvidae122025-21%1999
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae122025+33%2000
European StarlingSturnidae101997n/an/a
Hermit WarblerParulidae102025+72%2000
Cassin's VireoVireonidae92025+26%1999
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae92025+172%1999
Pacific WrenTroglodytidae82025-17%1999
Common RavenCorvidae72025+200%2005
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae62025+320%2000
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae62025+200%2003
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52025+0%2001
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae52025+69%2000
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae52025+60%2015
Warbling VireoVireonidae42025+111%1999
Purple FinchFringillidae42025+89%2003
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42025+50%2001
Cassin's FinchFringillidae41999n/an/a
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae42025-40%2006
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32025+67%2003
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae32023+100%2011
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae32025+200%2000
Mourning DoveColumbidae22025-67%1999
California Scrub-JayCorvidae22001-75%1998
Brown CreeperCerthiidae22025-19%1999
Oak TitmouseParidae21997n/an/a
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae22025-50%2000
California TowheePasserellidae22025+14%2003
Barn SwallowHirundinidae22019-58%2000
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae22025-17%2001
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae22025-55%2001
Townsend's SolitaireTurdidae22025+50%2009
Turkey VultureCathartidae22025+25%2006
Fox SparrowPasserellidae22023+33%2004
Western BluebirdTurdidae22025+25%2014

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