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BBS Route · California · BCR 32

Santa Ynez Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 111 species recorded across 33 survey years, still active.

111Species 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 →
33Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2019Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on California Santa Ynez

Top 40 of 111 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Santa Ynez 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 FinchFringillidae542019+6%1971
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae472019+95%1971
California Scrub-JayCorvidae402019+184%1971
BushtitAegithalidae352019+100%1973
European StarlingSturnidae342019-61%1971
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae282019+81%1971
American CrowCorvidae272019+236%1971
Spotted TowheePasserellidae242019+41%1971
Oak TitmouseParidae232019+328%1971
White-throated SwiftApodidae202019+130%1987
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae162019-36%2013
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae152019-50%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae142019-51%1971
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae132019-7%1971
California TowheePasserellidae132019+38%1971
House SparrowPasseridae122019-37%1971
WrentitSylviidae122019-4%1971
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae122002n/an/a
Yellow WarblerParulidae112019+5%1971
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae112019+300%1971
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae112019+175%1974
Turkey VultureCathartidae102019+243%1971
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae102019+190%1977
Purple FinchFringillidae92019+5%1971
California QuailOdontophoridae82019-50%1971
Western BluebirdTurdidae82019+300%1972
Nuttall's WoodpeckerPicidae72019+0%1971
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae72019+123%1971
Hooded OrioleIcteridae72019+175%1977
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae62019+43%2003
American RobinTurdidae62019+325%1985
Western TanagerCardinalidae62014+80%2002
Warbling VireoVireonidae52019-52%1971
Northern MockingbirdMimidae52019+100%1972
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae51997-27%1972
Black PhoebeTyrannidae42019+25%1971
American GoldfinchFringillidae42014+0%1981
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae42018-46%1971
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae42019+50%1973
Lawrence's GoldfinchFringillidae42019-13%1980

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