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BBS Route · Washington · BCR 9

Bickleton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 65 species recorded across 32 survey years, still active.

65Species 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 →
32Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1980–2019Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Washington Bickleton

Top 40 of 65 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Bickleton 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
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae1022019-29%1982
Horned LarkAlaudidae982019+3%1982
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae302019-26%1982
Common RavenCorvidae302019+325%1983
European StarlingSturnidae252019+344%1982
Mourning DoveColumbidae162019-65%1982
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae152015+867%1993
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae122018+156%1985
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae122019+300%2004
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae112019+340%1998
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae91990n/an/a
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae82019+63%1998
Rock PigeonColumbidae62019-23%1983
California QuailOdontophoridae52019-74%1982
Western KingbirdTyrannidae52019-8%1982
Song SparrowPasserellidae52019-81%1982
KilldeerCharadriidae42019-75%1982
American CrowCorvidae42019+385%1982
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42017+0%1992
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae42017+100%1997
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae32014-82%1982
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32019+160%1982
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae32019-76%1982
Short-eared OwlStrigidae32004+200%1997
House FinchFringillidae32019+0%1984
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae32019+25%1987
Blue-winged TealAnatidae21980n/an/a
ChukarPhasianidae21990+0%1980
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae22019-38%1982
American RobinTurdidae22018-79%1982
House SparrowPasseridae22019-36%1983
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae22004+25%1984
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae22019+0%1982
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae21993+14%1984
Western BluebirdTurdidae22018+233%1984
Ruffed GrousePhasianidae21984n/an/a
Northern HarrierAccipitridae22016+75%1993
Canyon WrenTroglodytidae22015+100%1984
Sage ThrasherMimidae22004-40%1991
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae22019-60%2004

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