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BBS Route · California · BCR 5

Whiskeytown Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 81 species recorded across 7 survey years, still active.

81Species 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 →
7Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2002–2013Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on California Whiskeytown

Top 40 of 81 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Whiskeytown 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 JayCorvidae352013-10%2005
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae152012-10%2005
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae102012-3%2005
American RobinTurdidae102007+0%2003
Spotted SandpiperScolopacidae92007+21%2003
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae92013-16%2005
Nashville WarblerParulidae92012-12%2005
Brown CreeperCerthiidae92013+60%2005
American CrowCorvidae82012+60%2005
Spotted TowheePasserellidae72013-34%2005
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae72007-10%2003
Warbling VireoVireonidae72013-30%2005
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae72013-6%2005
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae62007+43%2003
Cassin's VireoVireonidae62007-14%2003
European StarlingSturnidae52006+0%2002
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae52012+2%2005
American DipperCinclidae52007-25%2005
Cassin's FinchFringillidae52006n/an/a
OspreyPandionidae42013+86%2005
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae42003+100%2002
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae42006+300%2005
Pacific WrenTroglodytidae42007n/an/a
Red-breasted SapsuckerPicidae32007+50%2002
Common RavenCorvidae32013-37%2005
Song SparrowPasserellidae32013-29%2005
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae32006+200%2002
Tree SwallowHirundinidae32007+467%2003
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae32007+200%2002
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae32007-57%2003
Common MerganserAnatidae22007-69%2003
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae22005-50%2002
Bald EagleAccipitridae22006+100%2002
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae22013+150%2003
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae22007-29%2003
Yellow WarblerParulidae22013-37%2005
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae22007+100%2002
Mountain ChickadeeParidae22012-30%2005
American BitternArdeidae22005+100%2003
Mourning DoveColumbidae22007-33%2005

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