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Yreka Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 147 species recorded across 47 survey years, still active.

147Species 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 →
47Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1973–2019Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on California Yreka

Top 40 of 147 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Yreka 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae1192019+342%1975
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae1102019-66%1975
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae542019-41%1975
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae502019-47%1975
European StarlingSturnidae392019-59%1975
House SparrowPasseridae362019-3%1975
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae362019+482%2010
Mourning DoveColumbidae192019+12%1975
Tricolored BlackbirdIcteridae192019-14%1977
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae172019+269%1976
Western KingbirdTyrannidae142019+86%1975
American RobinTurdidae142019+32%1975
Rock PigeonColumbidae132014-15%1978
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae112019+26%1977
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae102019-55%1975
Barn SwallowHirundinidae102019-16%1975
Tree SwallowHirundinidae102019+533%1975
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae102019+167%1975
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae92019-10%1975
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae92019+32%1978
Song SparrowPasserellidae92019+289%1975
KilldeerCharadriidae82019-80%1975
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae82019+36%1975
House FinchFringillidae82019-49%1975
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae82019+120%1975
Great Blue HeronArdeidae72019+100%1975
California QuailOdontophoridae62019+9%1975
American KestrelFalconidae62019-32%1975
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae62007+167%1990
Northern HarrierAccipitridae52019+160%1977
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52019-27%1975
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae52019-53%1975
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae52019-71%1975
Turkey VultureCathartidae52019+500%1977
Wood DuckAnatidae52011+225%1987
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae42019+55%1975
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae42018-42%1976
Sandhill CraneGruidae42019+117%1983
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae42009+67%2006
Virginia RailRallidae42016+133%1987

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