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 Recorded
7Years Surveyed
2002–2013Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on California Whiskeytown
Top 40 of 81 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steller's Jay | Corvidae | 35 | 2013 | -10% | 2005 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 15 | 2012 | -10% | 2005 | |
| Black-throated Gray Warbler | Parulidae | 10 | 2012 | -3% | 2005 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 10 | 2007 | +0% | 2003 | |
| Spotted Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 9 | 2007 | +21% | 2003 | |
| Western Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 9 | 2013 | -16% | 2005 | |
| Nashville Warbler | Parulidae | 9 | 2012 | -12% | 2005 | |
| Brown Creeper | Certhiidae | 9 | 2013 | +60% | 2005 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 8 | 2012 | +60% | 2005 | |
| Spotted Towhee | Passerellidae | 7 | 2013 | -34% | 2005 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 7 | 2007 | -10% | 2003 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 7 | 2013 | -30% | 2005 | |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 7 | 2013 | -6% | 2005 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2007 | +43% | 2003 | |
| Cassin's Vireo | Vireonidae | 6 | 2007 | -14% | 2003 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 5 | 2006 | +0% | 2002 | |
| Black-headed Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2012 | +2% | 2005 | |
| American Dipper | Cinclidae | 5 | 2007 | -25% | 2005 | |
| Cassin's Finch | Fringillidae | 5 | 2006 | n/a | n/a | |
| Osprey | Pandionidae | 4 | 2013 | +86% | 2005 | |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet | Regulidae | 4 | 2003 | +100% | 2002 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 4 | 2006 | +300% | 2005 | |
| Pacific Wren | Troglodytidae | 4 | 2007 | n/a | n/a | |
| Red-breasted Sapsucker | Picidae | 3 | 2007 | +50% | 2002 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 3 | 2013 | -37% | 2005 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2013 | -29% | 2005 | |
| Lazuli Bunting | Cardinalidae | 3 | 2006 | +200% | 2002 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2007 | +467% | 2003 | |
| Violet-green Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2007 | +200% | 2002 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 3 | 2007 | -57% | 2003 | |
| Common Merganser | Anatidae | 2 | 2007 | -69% | 2003 | |
| Band-tailed Pigeon | Columbidae | 2 | 2005 | -50% | 2002 | |
| Bald Eagle | Accipitridae | 2 | 2006 | +100% | 2002 | |
| Hairy Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 2013 | +150% | 2003 | |
| Olive-sided Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2007 | -29% | 2003 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 2 | 2013 | -37% | 2005 | |
| MacGillivray's Warbler | Parulidae | 2 | 2007 | +100% | 2002 | |
| Mountain Chickadee | Paridae | 2 | 2012 | -30% | 2005 | |
| American Bittern | Ardeidae | 2 | 2005 | +100% | 2003 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 2 | 2007 | -33% | 2005 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.