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BBS Route · Washington · BCR 5

Bay View Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 85 species recorded across 25 survey years, no longer active.

85Species 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 →
25Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2017Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Washington Bay View

Top 40 of 85 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Bay View 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
MallardAnatidae1362017+112%1995
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae1152017+67%1995
American RobinTurdidae602017-18%1995
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae532017+122%1995
European StarlingSturnidae362017-76%1995
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae292017+93%1995
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae232017+283%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae202017-49%1995
House SparrowPasseridae182017-16%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae162017+28%1995
Song SparrowPasserellidae162017-32%1995
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae142017+400%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae112017-38%1995
Spotted TowheePasserellidae112017+24%1995
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae102013n/an/a
American CrowCorvidae92017-38%1995
Yellow WarblerParulidae92017+146%1995
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae92017+41%1995
Tree SwallowHirundinidae82017+130%1996
House FinchFringillidae72017-83%1995
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae72017-12%1995
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae72017+482%2011
Glaucous-winged GullLaridae62017-83%1995
Rock PigeonColumbidae62017-36%1995
Common YellowthroatParulidae62017+106%1995
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae62017-58%1995
Purple FinchFringillidae62017+157%2000
KilldeerCharadriidae52017+21%1995
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae52017-74%1995
Rufous HummingbirdTrochilidae52016-20%1997
Canada GooseAnatidae52016-75%2004
Blue-winged TealAnatidae52008+67%2000
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae42016+150%1996
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae42017-27%1996
Bald EagleAccipitridae42017+433%1999
Green-winged TealAnatidae42006n/an/a
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32017+0%1995
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32017+150%1997
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae32017-63%1995
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae32003n/an/a

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