BBS Route · California · BCR 32
Redding Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 77 species recorded across 8 survey years, no longer active.
77Species Recorded
8Years Surveyed
1972–1983Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on California Redding
Top 40 of 77 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 279 | 1983 | +834% | 1976 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 119 | 1983 | +113% | 1976 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 85 | 1983 | +162% | 1976 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 46 | 1983 | +79% | 1976 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 41 | 1983 | +28% | 1976 | |
| Tricolored Blackbird | Icteridae | 38 | 1975 | +23% | 1972 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 30 | 1983 | +49% | 1976 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 27 | 1983 | -22% | 1976 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 23 | 1983 | +17% | 1976 | |
| Western Bluebird | Turdidae | 21 | 1983 | +146% | 1976 | |
| Lesser Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 18 | 1983 | +7% | 1976 | |
| Oak Titmouse | Paridae | 18 | 1983 | -44% | 1976 | |
| Bushtit | Aegithalidae | 14 | 1980 | +92% | 1976 | |
| California Scrub-Jay | Corvidae | 13 | 1983 | +38% | 1976 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 12 | 1983 | +77% | 1976 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 11 | 1983 | -32% | 1976 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 11 | 1983 | -17% | 1976 | |
| California Quail | Odontophoridae | 9 | 1983 | -53% | 1976 | |
| Yellow-billed Magpie | Corvidae | 9 | 1983 | +30% | 1976 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 9 | 1983 | +78% | 1977 | |
| Acorn Woodpecker | Picidae | 8 | 1983 | -69% | 1976 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 8 | 1983 | -41% | 1976 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 8 | 1983 | +100% | 1976 | |
| Lazuli Bunting | Cardinalidae | 7 | 1983 | +71% | 1976 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 6 | 1982 | +196% | 1976 | |
| California Towhee | Passerellidae | 6 | 1983 | -36% | 1976 | |
| Band-tailed Pigeon | Columbidae | 6 | 1983 | +500% | 1979 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 5 | 1982 | -27% | 1976 | |
| Black-headed Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 4 | 1983 | -6% | 1976 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 1983 | +8% | 1976 | |
| Violet-green Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 1979 | -56% | 1976 | |
| Forster's Tern | Laridae | 4 | 1975 | n/a | n/a | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 1983 | -28% | 1976 | |
| Bewick's Wren | Troglodytidae | 3 | 1983 | -62% | 1976 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 3 | 1983 | +0% | 1977 | |
| Western Tanager | Cardinalidae | 3 | 1975 | n/a | n/a | |
| Great Horned Owl | Strigidae | 3 | 1979 | n/a | n/a | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 2 | 1983 | -47% | 1976 | |
| Nuttall's Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 1983 | -13% | 1976 | |
| Spotted Towhee | Passerellidae | 2 | 1983 | -56% | 1976 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.