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BBS Route · California · BCR 32

Poway Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 8 survey years, no longer active.

97Species 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 →
8Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1973–1980Span
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Bird Species Found on California Poway

Top 40 of 97 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Poway 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
House FinchFringillidae1531980+56%1975
BushtitAegithalidae961980+451%1975
California TowheePasserellidae861980+132%1975
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae861980+42%1975
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae751980+66%1975
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae591980+357%1975
Spotted TowheePasserellidae521980+81%1975
European StarlingSturnidae431980+184%1975
WrentitSylviidae401980+82%1975
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae381980+83%1975
California GullLaridae37198019×1977
Mourning DoveColumbidae361980+34%1975
California QuailOdontophoridae351980+76%1975
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae311980+87%1975
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae301980+66%1975
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae271980+132%1975
Ring-billed GullLaridae261980-67%1975
Heermann's GullLaridae251980n/an/a
Forster's TernLaridae211978+250%1973
Northern MockingbirdMimidae201980+67%1975
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae201980+76%1975
Western GullLaridae191980-47%1977
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae161979+229%1975
California Scrub-JayCorvidae161980+93%1975
Song SparrowPasserellidae161980+141%1975
House SparrowPasseridae161980+1%1975
KilldeerCharadriidae151980+121%1975
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae151980-23%1975
California ThrasherMimidae121980+32%1975
MallardAnatidae121980+667%1975
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae121980+633%1977
Anna's HummingbirdTrochilidae111980+62%1975
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae101980+580%1975
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae101980+190%1975
WilletScolopacidae81973n/an/a
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae81980+0%1975
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae71980+733%1975
Common YellowthroatParulidae71980+450%1975
Horned LarkAlaudidae61980+63%1975
Least TernLaridae61980+109%1976

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