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BBS Route · California · BCR 32

Sanger Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 95 species recorded across 12 survey years, still active.

95Species Recorded
12Years Surveyed
2011–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on California Sanger

Top 40 of 95 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Sanger route.
History
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae2272024-9%2013
European StarlingSturnidae602024-47%2013
Mourning DoveColumbidae572024-8%2013
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae482024+13%2013
House FinchFringillidae362024-9%2013
Rock PigeonColumbidae362024+147%2017
California QuailOdontophoridae302024+20%2013
California Scrub-JayCorvidae232024-8%2013
House SparrowPasseridae212024+28%2013
Common RavenCorvidae202024+0%2013
Western KingbirdTyrannidae172024-60%2013
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae172024-63%2013
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae152024-58%2013
BushtitAegithalidae152024+7%2014
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae142024-12%2013
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae142024-25%2013
Tricolored BlackbirdIcteridae142017-67%2012
Oak TitmouseParidae132024+20%2013
American RobinTurdidae132024-31%2013
Black PhoebeTyrannidae102024+60%2013
Black SwiftApodidae102018n/an/a
Northern MockingbirdMimidae92024+9%2013
KilldeerCharadriidae82024-28%2013
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae82024-74%2013
Lawrence's GoldfinchFringillidae82021-63%2013
Lark SparrowPasserellidae82024-30%2013
Western BluebirdTurdidae82024+25%2013
Turkey VultureCathartidae82024+54%2014
Tree SwallowHirundinidae72024-80%2014
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae72024-24%2013
MallardAnatidae62023-52%2013
Anna's HummingbirdTrochilidae62024-25%2013
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae62024-68%2013
Spotted TowheePasserellidae62024-21%2013
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae62024+106%2013
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae62024+50%2014
American CrowCorvidae52024-52%2013
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae52024-30%2013
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae52024-62%2013
Rufous-crowned SparrowPasserellidae42023+17%2013

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