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BBS Route · Washington · BCR 9

Connell Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 71 species recorded across 36 survey years, still active.

71Species 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 →
36Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2015Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Washington Connell

Top 40 of 71 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Connell 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae672015-10%1971
Horned LarkAlaudidae542015-56%1971
Rock PigeonColumbidae372015+777%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae252015+40%1971
Common RavenCorvidae252015+800%1982
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae242013+700%1971
Western KingbirdTyrannidae152015+190%1971
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae122015+290%1975
European StarlingSturnidae92015-30%1971
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae92015+460%2010
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae72015-74%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52015+150%1971
House SparrowPasseridae52015-94%1971
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae52015+150%1976
KilldeerCharadriidae42013+0%1971
MallardAnatidae41998+33%1974
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42015-62%1973
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae42015+29%1975
Cinnamon TealAnatidae41997+100%1975
California QuailOdontophoridae32013+22%1972
Burrowing OwlStrigidae32003+50%1970
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32011+67%1975
Gray PartridgePhasianidae31988n/an/a
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae22015+267%1974
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae22015+70%1971
American RobinTurdidae22015-36%1972
Canada GooseAnatidae22010+100%1974
American CootRallidae21991+100%1975
Northern ShovelerAnatidae21998+100%1976
Prairie FalconFalconidae22015+100%1976
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae22010+100%1989
Spotted SandpiperScolopacidae22006n/an/a
Ring-billed GullLaridae12010+40%1974
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae12015-62%1971
Northern HarrierAccipitridae12013-50%1972
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae12015+300%1972
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae12015-44%1975
American CrowCorvidae12015+20%1971
House FinchFringillidae12015+100%1972
Bank SwallowHirundinidae12015+0%1980

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