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BBS Route · California · BCR 5

Ukiah Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 75 species recorded across 8 survey years, still active.

75Species 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 →
8Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1988–2011Span
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Bird Species Found on California Ukiah

Top 40 of 75 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Ukiah 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
Steller's JayCorvidae482011+72%1990
Hermit ThrushTurdidae282011+20%1990
Common RavenCorvidae242011+214%1990
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae222011+154%1990
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae192011+633%2004
American RobinTurdidae162011-14%1990
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae142011+16%1990
Wilson's WarblerParulidae142011+210%1990
Western TanagerCardinalidae122011-60%1990
WrentitSylviidae122011-19%1990
Spotted TowheePasserellidae102011-22%1990
California TowheePasserellidae82011+14%1990
Oak TitmouseParidae82011+75%1990
Turkey VultureCathartidae72011+29%2001
California Scrub-JayCorvidae72011-47%1990
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae62011+25%1990
Purple FinchFringillidae62011+17%1990
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae62011+620%1990
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae62011+83%2003
Nuttall's WoodpeckerPicidae62011+500%2003
Song SparrowPasserellidae62011+100%2009
California QuailOdontophoridae52011-23%1990
Cassin's VireoVireonidae52011+125%1990
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae52011+125%1990
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae52011+133%2003
Pine SiskinFringillidae52001n/an/a
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae42011+138%2001
Brown CreeperCerthiidae42011+67%2003
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42011+300%2003
Hutton's VireoVireonidae32011+79%1990
Yellow WarblerParulidae31990-25%1988
Hermit WarblerParulidae32003+200%1988
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae31989n/an/a
Nashville WarblerParulidae32003+200%1990
Red CrossbillFringillidae32001n/an/a
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32009-25%2003
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae32011+200%2009
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae32009n/an/a
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22011+50%1990
American CrowCorvidae22004-62%1990

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