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Point Reyes Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 129 species recorded across 48 survey years, still active.

129Species 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 →
48Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1970–2023Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on California Point Reyes

Top 40 of 129 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Point Reyes 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
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae592023+16%1972
Warbling VireoVireonidae472023+88%1972
American RobinTurdidae462023+311%1972
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae442023+327%1972
Wilson's WarblerParulidae442023+232%1972
Song SparrowPasserellidae342023+232%1972
Pine SiskinFringillidae312023+123%1975
California QuailOdontophoridae292023+327%1972
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae282023+550%1972
Spotted TowheePasserellidae262023+135%1972
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae23202319×1972
House FinchFringillidae222023-11%1972
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae212023+307%1972
American CrowCorvidae202023+100%1972
Steller's JayCorvidae192023+18%1972
California TowheePasserellidae192023+520%1972
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae182023-51%1972
California Scrub-JayCorvidae172023+93%1972
Common RavenCorvidae172023+193%1972
Purple FinchFringillidae172023+246%1972
Turkey VultureCathartidae162023+100%1972
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae152023+857%1972
Mourning DoveColumbidae142023+117%1972
European StarlingSturnidae14202313×1974
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae132023+116%1972
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae122023+360%1972
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae122023+77%1972
WrentitSylviidae122023+123%1972
Pacific WrenTroglodytidae122023+170%1986
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae102023+83%1972
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae102023-52%1972
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae102023+133%1976
BushtitAegithalidae102022+880%1973
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae102010+180%2004
Black PhoebeTyrannidae82023+600%1972
Western TanagerCardinalidae82008+120%1980
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae72023+200%1972
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72023+33%1972
Tree SwallowHirundinidae72023+350%1972
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae72023+44%2011

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