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Tujunga Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 89 species recorded across 26 survey years, still active.

89Species 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 →
26Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1970–2021Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on California Tujunga

Top 40 of 89 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Tujunga 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
California TowheePasserellidae522021-57%1972
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae442021-28%1972
WrentitSylviidae352021-32%1972
California Scrub-JayCorvidae212021-36%1972
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae212021-23%1972
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae142021-86%1972
Mourning DoveColumbidae122021+126%1972
Common RavenCorvidae122021+529%1972
Western BluebirdTurdidae122021+46%1972
Spotted TowheePasserellidae102021-74%1972
Lawrence's GoldfinchFringillidae82011+60%1972
Great Horned OwlStrigidae81977+300%1973
PhainopeplaPtiliogonatidae82021+257%1990
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae72021-87%1972
Oak TitmouseParidae72021-77%1972
House FinchFringillidae62021-95%1972
Bell's SparrowPasserellidae62012+0%1989
Red CrossbillFringillidae51976n/an/a
American RobinTurdidae52021+200%1994
Lark SparrowPasserellidae52013+400%1988
California QuailOdontophoridae42021+294%1976
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae41995+0%1973
California ThrasherMimidae42018-82%1972
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae42021+143%1974
Mountain QuailOdontophoridae32021-61%1972
Black PhoebeTyrannidae32012+50%1987
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32021-89%1972
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae31995-53%1972
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae32011-80%1972
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae32021-79%1972
Western TanagerCardinalidae32021-89%1972
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae31994-86%1972
Rock WrenTroglodytidae32021+275%1975
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae32015+25%1989
Cassin's FinchFringillidae31987n/an/a
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22012+25%1972
Nuttall's WoodpeckerPicidae22021+50%1972
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae22021-35%1972
Black-chinned SparrowPasserellidae22012-48%1972
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae21970n/an/a

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