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BBS Route · Washington · BCR 5

Bunker Hill Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 108 species recorded across 51 survey years, still active.

108Species 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 →
51Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on Washington Bunker Hill

Top 40 of 108 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Bunker Hill 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
American RobinTurdidae342024-63%1970
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae272024-70%1970
Pacific WrenTroglodytidae232024+68%1970
American CrowCorvidae192024-65%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae192024-59%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae192024+36%1970
European StarlingSturnidae172024+31%1970
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae162024-58%1970
Purple MartinHirundinidae152024+400%2015
Barn SwallowHirundinidae122024-77%1970
Wilson's WarblerParulidae102024-68%1970
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae92022-71%1970
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae92024-79%1970
Common RavenCorvidae92024+200%1975
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae82024+14%1970
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae82024-76%1970
Varied ThrushTurdidae82024-13%1971
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae82024+433%2014
American White PelicanPelecanidae82021+14%2018
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae72024-21%1970
Steller's JayCorvidae62024+63%1970
Purple FinchFringillidae62024-31%1970
Western TanagerCardinalidae62024-25%1970
California Scrub-JayCorvidae62024+175%2001
Turkey VultureCathartidae52024-61%1970
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae52024+120%1971
Brown CreeperCerthiidae52024+100%1974
BushtitAegithalidae52010-29%1974
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae42024-77%1970
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae42022-73%1970
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae42024+7%1970
Pine SiskinFringillidae32003-53%1970
Yellow WarblerParulidae32024-68%1970
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae32021-29%1971
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae31970+200%1969
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32024+100%1976
Red-breasted SapsuckerPicidae32024+33%1978
Cassin's VireoVireonidae32007+0%1987
Mourning DoveColumbidae32024+17%1977
Caspian TernLaridae32000+200%1997

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