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BBS Route · California · BCR 15

Wawona Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 91 species recorded across 23 survey years, still active.

91Species 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 →
23Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1998–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on California Wawona

Top 40 of 91 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Wawona 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
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae302024+14%2000
Spotted TowheePasserellidae222024-38%2000
California QuailOdontophoridae192024-21%2000
Western TanagerCardinalidae172024-21%2000
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae162024-29%2000
Nashville WarblerParulidae122024-50%2000
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae92024+6%2001
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae92024-61%2000
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae92024+171%2002
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae92024+156%2000
Steller's JayCorvidae82024-40%2000
White-throated SwiftApodidae72024+74%2000
Western KingbirdTyrannidae72024+200%2000
European StarlingSturnidae72024-44%2001
WrentitSylviidae72024-34%2000
American RobinTurdidae72024-53%2000
Turkey VultureCathartidae62024-18%2000
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae62024-21%2000
Common RavenCorvidae62024+157%2000
California Scrub-JayCorvidae52024-84%2000
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52024+80%2001
Purple FinchFringillidae52024-36%2000
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae52024+92%2001
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae42024-61%2000
Cassin's VireoVireonidae42024+17%2000
Oak TitmouseParidae42024+36%2000
Great Horned OwlStrigidae42022+50%2007
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42023-18%2011
Tree SwallowHirundinidae42021+33%2014
Mourning DoveColumbidae32024-56%2000
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32023+38%2000
Warbling VireoVireonidae32024-13%2001
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae32024-68%2000
Hermit WarblerParulidae32024-69%2000
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae32024+17%2000
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae32024+22%2005
Western BluebirdTurdidae32024+100%2010
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22023+67%2000
Vaux's SwiftApodidae22024-29%2003
Black PhoebeTyrannidae22024-55%2000

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