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Tahoe Nf Bird Survey Route

Name: Tahoe Nf BBS route — per-species counts (BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-works

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 48 species recorded across 4 survey years, no longer active.

48Species Recorded

4Years Surveyed

1987–1994Span

2Observers

Bird Species Found on California Tahoe Nf

Top 40 of 48 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Tahoe Nf route.

Fox Sparrow	Passerellidae	40	1994	+18%	1988
Spotted Towhee	Passerellidae	28	1994	+285%	1988
Mountain Chickadee	Paridae	19	1994	+19%	1988
Western Tanager	Cardinalidae	18	1994	+388%	1988
Dusky Flycatcher	Tyrannidae	17	1994	+70%	1987
Plumbeous Vireo	Vireonidae	17	1994	+250%	1988
Nashville Warbler	Parulidae	17	1994	+314%	1988
American Robin	Turdidae	17	1994	-14%	1988
Red-breasted Nuthatch	Sittidae	16	1994	-9%	1988
Olive-sided Flycatcher	Tyrannidae	12	1994	+150%	1988
Western Wood-Pewee	Tyrannidae	12	1994	+217%	1988
Mountain Quail	Odontophoridae	11	1994	-71%	1988
Band-tailed Pigeon	Columbidae	11	1993	+450%	1987
Steller's Jay	Corvidae	11	1994	+74%	1988
Chipping Sparrow	Passerellidae	10	1994	+186%	1988
Yellow Warbler	Parulidae	10	1994	+19%	1988
Golden-crowned Kinglet	Regulidae	10	1994	-4%	1988
Cassin's Finch	Fringillidae	9	1994	+800%	1993
Warbling Vireo	Vireonidae	8	1994	+250%	1988
Brown-headed Cowbird	Icteridae	6	1994	+500%	1987
Hermit Thrush	Turdidae	6	1994	-9%	1988
Black-headed Grosbeak	Cardinalidae	5	1994	+300%	1988
Brown Creeper	Certhiidae	5	1994	+25%	1993
Pine Siskin	Fringillidae	5	1994	n/a	n/a
Hermit Warbler	Parulidae	4	1994	+60%	1988
Orange-crowned Warbler	Parulidae	4	1994	+100%	1988
Red-breasted Sapsucker	Picidae	3	1994	+0%	1988
MacGillivray's Warbler	Parulidae	3	1994	+200%	1993
Mourning Dove	Columbidae	2	1994	+17%	1988
Hammond's Flycatcher	Tyrannidae	2	1994	-75%	1988
Green-tailed Towhee	Passerellidae	2	1994	-25%	1988
Wrentit	Sylviidae	2	1994	+100%	1988
Red-tailed Hawk	Accipitridae	2	1993	n/a	n/a
Lazuli Bunting	Cardinalidae	2	1994	+0%	1993
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	Regulidae	2	1993	n/a	n/a
Red Crossbill	Fringillidae	2	1994	n/a	n/a
Northern House Wren	Troglodytidae	2	1994	n/a	n/a
Townsend's Solitaire	Turdidae	2	1994	n/a	n/a
Pileated Woodpecker	Picidae	1	1993	+0%	1987
Purple Finch	Fringillidae	1	1994	+38%	1988

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