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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 8 survey years, no longer active.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 Recorded
8Years Surveyed
1973–1980Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on California Poway
Top 40 of 97 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 153 | 1980 | +56% | 1975 | |
| Bushtit | Aegithalidae | 96 | 1980 | +451% | 1975 | |
| California Towhee | Passerellidae | 86 | 1980 | +132% | 1975 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 86 | 1980 | +42% | 1975 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 75 | 1980 | +66% | 1975 | |
| Bewick's Wren | Troglodytidae | 59 | 1980 | +357% | 1975 | |
| Spotted Towhee | Passerellidae | 52 | 1980 | +81% | 1975 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 43 | 1980 | +184% | 1975 | |
| Wrentit | Sylviidae | 40 | 1980 | +82% | 1975 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 38 | 1980 | +83% | 1975 | |
| California Gull | Laridae | 37 | 1980 | 19× | 1977 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 36 | 1980 | +34% | 1975 | |
| California Quail | Odontophoridae | 35 | 1980 | +76% | 1975 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 31 | 1980 | +87% | 1975 | |
| Lesser Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 30 | 1980 | +66% | 1975 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 27 | 1980 | +132% | 1975 | |
| Ring-billed Gull | Laridae | 26 | 1980 | -67% | 1975 | |
| Heermann's Gull | Laridae | 25 | 1980 | n/a | n/a | |
| Forster's Tern | Laridae | 21 | 1978 | +250% | 1973 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 20 | 1980 | +67% | 1975 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 20 | 1980 | +76% | 1975 | |
| Western Gull | Laridae | 19 | 1980 | -47% | 1977 | |
| Western Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 16 | 1979 | +229% | 1975 | |
| California Scrub-Jay | Corvidae | 16 | 1980 | +93% | 1975 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 16 | 1980 | +141% | 1975 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 16 | 1980 | +1% | 1975 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 15 | 1980 | +121% | 1975 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 15 | 1980 | -23% | 1975 | |
| California Thrasher | Mimidae | 12 | 1980 | +32% | 1975 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 12 | 1980 | +667% | 1975 | |
| Orange-crowned Warbler | Parulidae | 12 | 1980 | +633% | 1977 | |
| Anna's Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 11 | 1980 | +62% | 1975 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 10 | 1980 | +580% | 1975 | |
| Lazuli Bunting | Cardinalidae | 10 | 1980 | +190% | 1975 | |
| Willet | Scolopacidae | 8 | 1973 | n/a | n/a | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 8 | 1980 | +0% | 1975 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 7 | 1980 | +733% | 1975 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 7 | 1980 | +450% | 1975 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 6 | 1980 | +63% | 1975 | |
| Least Tern | Laridae | 6 | 1980 | +109% | 1976 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.