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BBS Route · Washington · BCR 5

Carnation Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 113 species recorded across 35 survey years, still active.

113Species 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 →
35Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1988–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Washington Carnation

Top 40 of 113 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Carnation 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 RobinTurdidae962025+11%1990
European StarlingSturnidae582025-82%1990
American CrowCorvidae452025-19%1990
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae372025-31%1990
Song SparrowPasserellidae362025-2%1990
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae282025+91%1990
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae282025+220%1990
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae252025-33%1990
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae252025-18%1990
Common YellowthroatParulidae252025+166%1990
Black SwiftApodidae242017-45%1991
Spotted TowheePasserellidae222025+31%1990
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae222025+100%1990
House SparrowPasseridae202025-5%1990
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae192025+48%1990
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae162023+188%1990
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae142025-24%1990
Steller's JayCorvidae132025+113%1991
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae122025+311%1990
Barn SwallowHirundinidae122025-36%1990
Wilson's WarblerParulidae112025-49%1990
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae102024-61%1990
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae102025-17%1990
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae102025+75%1990
American GoldfinchFringillidae92025-39%1990
Tree SwallowHirundinidae92025+7%1990
Western TanagerCardinalidae82025+156%1990
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae82025+267%1990
Brown CreeperCerthiidae72025+633%1991
House FinchFringillidae62025-57%1990
Vaux's SwiftApodidae62025+200%1995
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae62025+0%2017
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52025-67%1990
Purple MartinHirundinidae52025n/an/a
Purple FinchFringillidae42025-57%1990
Yellow WarblerParulidae42025-46%1990
Mourning DoveColumbidae42025+117%2003
Blue-winged TealAnatidae42008n/an/a
Anna's HummingbirdTrochilidae42025+50%2015
SoraRallidae32008+25%1996

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.