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Point Reyes Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 129 species recorded across 49 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 →
49Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1970–2025Span
7Observers

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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae582025+365%1972
Spotted TowheePasserellidae532025+156%1972
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae462025+2%1972
Wilson's WarblerParulidae342025+185%1972
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae342025+786%1972
Pine SiskinFringillidae342025+141%1975
Song SparrowPasserellidae322025+221%1972
Warbling VireoVireonidae302025+68%1972
Steller's JayCorvidae292025+34%1972
American RobinTurdidae292025+286%1972
House FinchFringillidae282025+7%1972
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae252025+122%1972
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae22202514×1972
Purple FinchFringillidae212025+269%1972
California Scrub-JayCorvidae172025+85%1972
Common RavenCorvidae162025+220%1972
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae162025+192%1976
California QuailOdontophoridae152025+360%1972
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae132025+280%1972
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae132025+279%1972
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae122025+70%1972
American CrowCorvidae122025+51%1972
Pacific WrenTroglodytidae112025+250%1986
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae102025-55%1972
European StarlingSturnidae10202511×1974
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae102010+180%2004
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae92025+108%1972
Brown CreeperCerthiidae92025+275%1975
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae92025+144%1975
Turkey VultureCathartidae82025+52%1972
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82025+229%1972
WrentitSylviidae82025+92%1972
BushtitAegithalidae82025+580%1973
Western TanagerCardinalidae82008+120%1980
Mourning DoveColumbidae72025+42%1972
California TowheePasserellidae72025+480%1972
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae62025-64%1972
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae62025+440%1972
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae62025+42%1986
Glaucous-winged GullLaridae61993+500%1992

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