Guild · Washington · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Generalists In Washington

80 species in this guild. As a group they are -20% since 1970.

Guild Signals

No notable trend signals for generalists in Washington. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Generalists in Washington is projected to fall about 15% by 2029 — from 3.9 in 2024 to a central estimate of 3.3 (95% range 2.4–4.2). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±4%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-15%Change by 2029
3.3Projected 2029 index
2.44.295% range
±4%Backtest error
19682029
Projection of the recent trend (dashed) with 80/95% bands — a projection, not a prediction. Habitat, climate, and land use are not modeled.
YearProjected index95% low95% high
20253.42.54.3
20263.42.54.3
20273.42.54.3
20283.32.44.2
20293.32.44.2

Member Species In Washington

Generalists species in Washington.
Marbled MurreletAlcidae-88%
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae-81%
Calliope HummingbirdTrochilidae-73%
Burrowing OwlStrigidae-72%
Great Horned OwlStrigidae-71%
Pigeon GuillemotAlcidae-69%
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae-69%
Rufous HummingbirdTrochilidae-65%
Ruffed GrousePhasianidae-64%
Ferruginous HawkAccipitridae-64%
Dusky GrousePhasianidae-61%
Pine GrosbeakFringillidae-59%
Rhinoceros AukletAlcidae-59%
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipitridae-56%
Gray PartridgePhasianidae-56%
Western Screech-OwlStrigidae-55%
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae-52%
American CrowCorvidae-46%
American GoldfinchFringillidae-46%
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae-42%
Cassin's FinchFringillidae-42%
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae-41%
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae-39%
Pine SiskinFringillidae-37%
BushtitAegithalidae-37%
Lincoln's SparrowPasserellidae-35%
Northern HarrierAccipitridae-32%
American GoshawkAccipitridae-31%
Purple FinchFringillidae-31%
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae-31%
Prairie FalconFalconidae-27%
Gray CatbirdMimidae-23%
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae-18%
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae-18%
Mourning DoveColumbidae-16%
Short-eared OwlStrigidae-16%
American DipperCinclidae-15%
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae-14%
House SparrowPasseridae-12%
American KestrelFalconidae-12%
Golden EagleAccipitridae-11%
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae-9%
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae-8%
Song SparrowPasserellidae-6%
Northern Pygmy-OwlStrigidae-4%
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae-4%
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae-4%
Cooper's HawkAccipitridae-3%
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae+1%
American Barn OwlTytonidae+4%
ChukarPhasianidae+7%
Fox SparrowPasserellidae+10%
Sooty GrousePhasianidae+12%
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae+16%
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae+27%
Turkey VultureCathartidae+29%
European StarlingSturnidae+52%
Spotted TowheePasserellidae+55%
Red CrossbillFringillidae+62%
Steller's JayCorvidae+78%
Western TanagerCardinalidae+83%
Sage ThrasherMimidae+89%
House FinchFringillidae+129%
Barred OwlStrigidae+142%
Canada JayCorvidae+162%
Peregrine FalconFalconidae+196%
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae+201%
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae+208%
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae+237%
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae+271%
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae+302%
Rock PigeonColumbidae+317%
California QuailOdontophoridae+319%
OspreyPandionidae+346%
California Scrub-JayCorvidae+384%
Common RavenCorvidae+483%
Bald EagleAccipitridae+747%
Anna's HummingbirdTrochilidae12×
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae13×
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae31×

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.