BBS Route · California · BCR 5
Yreka Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 147 species recorded across 47 survey years, still active.
147Species Recorded
47Years Surveyed
1973–2019Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on California Yreka
Top 40 of 147 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 119 | 2019 | +342% | 1975 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 110 | 2019 | -66% | 1975 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 54 | 2019 | -41% | 1975 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 50 | 2019 | -47% | 1975 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 39 | 2019 | -59% | 1975 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 36 | 2019 | -3% | 1975 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 36 | 2019 | +482% | 2010 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 19 | 2019 | +12% | 1975 | |
| Tricolored Blackbird | Icteridae | 19 | 2019 | -14% | 1977 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 17 | 2019 | +269% | 1976 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 14 | 2019 | +86% | 1975 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 14 | 2019 | +32% | 1975 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 13 | 2014 | -15% | 1978 | |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Icteridae | 11 | 2019 | +26% | 1977 | |
| Wilson's Snipe | Scolopacidae | 10 | 2019 | -55% | 1975 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 10 | 2019 | -16% | 1975 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 10 | 2019 | +533% | 1975 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 10 | 2019 | +167% | 1975 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 9 | 2019 | -10% | 1975 | |
| Lesser Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 9 | 2019 | +32% | 1978 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 2019 | +289% | 1975 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 8 | 2019 | -80% | 1975 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 8 | 2019 | +36% | 1975 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 8 | 2019 | -49% | 1975 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 2019 | +120% | 1975 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 7 | 2019 | +100% | 1975 | |
| California Quail | Odontophoridae | 6 | 2019 | +9% | 1975 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 6 | 2019 | -32% | 1975 | |
| Willow Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2007 | +167% | 1990 | |
| Northern Harrier | Accipitridae | 5 | 2019 | +160% | 1977 | |
| Western Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2019 | -27% | 1975 | |
| Black-billed Magpie | Corvidae | 5 | 2019 | -53% | 1975 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 5 | 2019 | -71% | 1975 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 5 | 2019 | +500% | 1977 | |
| Wood Duck | Anatidae | 5 | 2011 | +225% | 1987 | |
| Black-headed Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2019 | +55% | 1975 | |
| Lazuli Bunting | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2018 | -42% | 1976 | |
| Sandhill Crane | Gruidae | 4 | 2019 | +117% | 1983 | |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet | Regulidae | 4 | 2009 | +67% | 2006 | |
| Virginia Rail | Rallidae | 4 | 2016 | +133% | 1987 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.