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State · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Washington Breeding Birds

247 species recorded across 114 survey routes, 1968 to 2024. Browse by family or guild below.

Washington Bird Population TrendsNotable signalsLong-arc shifts the engine flags automatically — sustained declines or increases large enough to stand out from year-to-year noise.Full methodology →

long arc declinecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →

Black-crowned Night Heron has collapsed in Washington: down 95% on the route-weighted index since 1975.

long arc increasecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →

Eurasian Collared-Dove has surged in Washington: up 31× on the route-weighted index since 2009.

long arc declinecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →

Western Gull has collapsed in Washington: down 94% on the route-weighted index since 1971.

long arc increasecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →

Lark Sparrow has surged in Washington: up 939% on the route-weighted index since 1970.

long arc declinecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →

Black Swift has collapsed in Washington: down 92% on the route-weighted index since 1970.

long arc increasecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →

Nashville Warbler has surged in Washington: up 928% on the route-weighted index since 1970.

How Bird Guilds Are Faring in WashingtonGuild trendA mean-index aggregate across the species in this group — the structural direction of the guild, with individual-species noise smoothed out.Full methodology →

-72%

Seabirds

3 species
-50%

Shorebirds

7 species
-43%

Aerial insectivores

22 species
-34%

Waterfowl

20 species
-22%

Forest birds

78 species
-21%

Grassland birds

8 species
-19%

Wetland birds

27 species
-7%

Birds of prey

21 species
-5%

Generalists

11 species
+63%

Game birds

8 species
+84%

Arid-land birds

3 species

Washington Bird Survey Routes

Browse Washington Birds By FamilyTrendPercent 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 →

Each species links to its trend in Washington.

Hawks, Eagles & Kites Accipitridae

American Goshawk -31%Bald Eagle +747%Cooper's Hawk -3%Ferruginous Hawk -64%Golden Eagle -11%Northern Harrier -32%Red-tailed Hawk +201%Sharp-shinned Hawk -56%Swainson's Hawk +208%

Bushtits Aegithalidae

Bushtit -37%

Larks Alaudidae

Horned Lark -47%

Kingfishers Alcedinidae

Belted Kingfisher -14%

Auks, Murres & Puffins Alcidae

Marbled Murrelet -88%Pigeon Guillemot -69%Rhinoceros Auklet -59%

Ducks, Geese & Waterfowl Anatidae

American Wigeon -57%Barrow's Goldeneye +27%Blue-winged Teal -72%Canada Goose +626%Canvasback -49%Cinnamon Teal -75%Common Goldeneye +51%Common Merganser -3%Gadwall +40%Green-winged Teal -62%Harlequin Duck -73%Hooded Merganser -64%Lesser Scaup -60%Mallard -4%Northern Pintail -81%Northern Shoveler -24%Redhead -21%Ring-necked Duck -83%Ruddy Duck -68%Wood Duck +405%

Swifts Apodidae

Black Swift -92%Vaux's Swift +53%White-throated Swift +62%

Herons, Egrets & Bitterns Ardeidae

American Bittern -64%Black-crowned Night Heron -95%Great Blue Heron -46%Great Egret +179%Green Heron -73%

Waxwings Bombycillidae

Cedar Waxwing -39%

Nightjars & Nighthawks Caprimulgidae

Common Nighthawk +101%Common Poorwill -72%

Cardinals & Grosbeaks Cardinalidae

Black-headed Grosbeak +271%Lazuli Bunting +27%Western Tanager +83%

New World Vultures Cathartidae

Turkey Vulture +29%

Treecreepers Certhiidae

Brown Creeper +402%

Plovers & Lapwings Charadriidae

Killdeer -39%

Dippers Cinclidae

American Dipper -15%

Pigeons & Doves Columbidae

Band-tailed Pigeon -4%Eurasian Collared-Dove 31×Mourning Dove -16%Rock Pigeon +317%

Crows, Jays & Magpies Corvidae

American Crow -46%Black-billed Magpie -31%California Scrub-Jay +384%Canada Jay +162%Clark's Nutcracker -41%Common Raven +483%Steller's Jay +78%

Falcons & Caracaras Falconidae

American Kestrel -12%Peregrine Falcon +196%Prairie Falcon -27%

Finches Fringillidae

American Goldfinch -46%Cassin's Finch -42%Evening Grosbeak -69%House Finch +129%Pine Grosbeak -59%Pine Siskin -37%Purple Finch -31%Red Crossbill +62%

Loons Gaviidae

Common Loon -11%

Swallows & Martins Hirundinidae

Bank Swallow -69%Barn Swallow -37%Cliff Swallow -28%Northern Rough-winged Swallow -9%Purple Martin +74%Tree Swallow -7%Violet-green Swallow -16%

Blackbirds & Orioles Icteridae

Bobolink +11%Brewer's Blackbird -42%Brown-headed Cowbird -52%Bullock's Oriole -4%Red-winged Blackbird +237%Western Meadowlark +47%Yellow-headed Blackbird -18%

Yellow-breasted Chat Icteriidae

Yellow-breasted Chat +16%

Shrikes Laniidae

Loggerhead Shrike -81%

Gulls, Terns & Skimmers Laridae

Black Tern -53%California Gull +61%Caspian Tern -11%Forster's Tern -64%Glaucous-winged Gull -71%Ring-billed Gull -76%Western Gull -94%

Mockingbirds & Thrashers Mimidae

Gray Catbird -23%Sage Thrasher +89%

New World Quail Odontophoridae

California Quail +319%

Osprey Pandionidae

Osprey +346%

Chickadees & Titmice Paridae

Black-capped Chickadee -26%Chestnut-backed Chickadee +65%Mountain Chickadee -33%

Wood-Warblers Parulidae

American Redstart -63%Black-throated Gray Warbler -36%Common Yellowthroat +269%Hermit Warbler +1%MacGillivray's Warbler -27%Nashville Warbler +928%Northern Waterthrush +48%Orange-crowned Warbler -58%Townsend's Warbler +129%Wilson's Warbler -32%Yellow Warbler -48%

New World Sparrows Passerellidae

Brewer's Sparrow +302%Chipping Sparrow -18%Fox Sparrow +10%Grasshopper Sparrow +102%Lark Sparrow +939%Lincoln's Sparrow -35%Sagebrush Sparrow -8%Savannah Sparrow +24%Song Sparrow -6%Spotted Towhee +55%Vesper Sparrow +112%White-crowned Sparrow -9%

Old World Sparrows Passeridae

House Sparrow -12%

Pelicans Pelecanidae

American White Pelican -0%

Cormorants Phalacrocoracidae

Double-crested Cormorant -7%Pelagic Cormorant -53%

Pheasants, Grouse & Turkeys Phasianidae

Chukar +7%Dusky Grouse -61%Gray Partridge -56%Ring-necked Pheasant +59%Ruffed Grouse -64%Sooty Grouse +12%Wild Turkey 13×

Woodpeckers Picidae

American Three-toed Woodpecker -70%Black-backed Woodpecker -38%Downy Woodpecker -31%Hairy Woodpecker +42%Lewis's Woodpecker -83%Pileated Woodpecker +39%Red-breasted Sapsucker +257%Red-naped Sapsucker +109%White-headed Woodpecker -27%Williamson's Sapsucker +476%

Grebes Podicipedidae

Eared Grebe -87%Pied-billed Grebe -65%Red-necked Grebe -72%Western Grebe -61%

Rails, Gallinules & Coots Rallidae

American Coot -55%Sora -45%Virginia Rail -63%

Avocets & Stilts Recurvirostridae

American Avocet -62%Black-necked Stilt +301%

Kinglets Regulidae

Golden-crowned Kinglet +22%Ruby-crowned Kinglet +72%

Sandpipers & Allies Scolopacidae

Long-billed Curlew -85%Spotted Sandpiper -22%Wilson's Phalarope -73%Wilson's Snipe +119%

Nuthatches Sittidae

Pygmy Nuthatch +45%Red-breasted Nuthatch +115%White-breasted Nuthatch -71%

Owls Strigidae

Barred Owl +142%Burrowing Owl -72%Great Horned Owl -71%Northern Pygmy-Owl -4%Short-eared Owl -16%Western Screech-Owl -55%

Starlings & Mynas Sturnidae

European Starling +52%

Hummingbirds Trochilidae

Anna's Hummingbird 12×Black-chinned Hummingbird +1%Calliope Hummingbird -73%Rufous Hummingbird -65%

Wrens Troglodytidae

Bewick's Wren +35%Canyon Wren +217%Marsh Wren +150%Northern House Wren +222%Pacific Wren +12%Rock Wren +38%

Thrushes Turdidae

American Robin -30%Hermit Thrush +122%Mountain Bluebird +293%Swainson's Thrush -35%Townsend's Solitaire +60%Varied Thrush -5%Veery -62%Western Bluebird +103%

Tyrant Flycatchers Tyrannidae

Dusky Flycatcher +216%Eastern Kingbird -45%Gray Flycatcher +451%Hammond's Flycatcher +152%Least Flycatcher -37%Olive-sided Flycatcher -59%Say's Phoebe +168%Western Kingbird -20%Western Wood-Pewee -7%Willow Flycatcher -65%

Barn-Owls Tytonidae

American Barn Owl +4%

Vireos Vireonidae

Cassin's Vireo -14%Hutton's Vireo +56%Red-eyed Vireo -88%Warbling Vireo +106%

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