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BBS Route · Washington · BCR 10

Chewelah Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 136 species recorded across 40 survey years, still active.

136Species 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 →
40Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1977–2021Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Washington Chewelah

Top 40 of 136 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Chewelah 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
European StarlingSturnidae1322021+86%1979
American RobinTurdidae572021-51%1979
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae432021+50%1979
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae392021+130%1979
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae372021+72%1979
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae372021-42%1979
Spotted TowheePasserellidae302021+53%1979
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae242021-78%1979
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae242021-40%1979
Yellow WarblerParulidae232021-40%1979
Song SparrowPasserellidae172021+86%1979
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae162021+73%1979
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae152021-9%1979
Common RavenCorvidae142021+11%1979
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae142021-56%1979
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae142021+185%1979
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae142021+72%1980
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae142021+68%1979
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae142021-15%2006
California QuailOdontophoridae112021+667%1990
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102021-27%1979
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae102021+300%1981
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae92021+33%1980
Mourning DoveColumbidae82021-17%1979
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae82021-37%1979
Western TanagerCardinalidae82021-30%1979
Canada GooseAnatidae82016+167%2007
KilldeerCharadriidae72021-57%1979
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72021+30%1980
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae72021-73%1979
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae62021+129%1980
Mountain ChickadeeParidae62019-29%1979
Bank SwallowHirundinidae62008+25%1991
House FinchFringillidae52021+150%1982
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52021+53%1979
Gray CatbirdMimidae52021+113%1979
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae52016+167%1996
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae42021-79%1979
American GoldfinchFringillidae42021-67%1979
Warbling VireoVireonidae42021+60%1980

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