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 Recorded
36Years Surveyed
1968–2015Span
9Observers
Bird Species Found on Washington Connell
Top 40 of 71 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 67 | 2015 | -10% | 1971 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 54 | 2015 | -56% | 1971 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 37 | 2015 | +777% | 1971 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 25 | 2015 | +40% | 1971 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 25 | 2015 | +800% | 1982 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 24 | 2013 | +700% | 1971 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 15 | 2015 | +190% | 1971 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 12 | 2015 | +290% | 1975 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 9 | 2015 | -30% | 1971 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 9 | 2015 | +460% | 2010 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 7 | 2015 | -74% | 1971 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2015 | +150% | 1971 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 5 | 2015 | -94% | 1971 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 5 | 2015 | +150% | 1976 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 4 | 2013 | +0% | 1971 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 4 | 1998 | +33% | 1974 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 4 | 2015 | -62% | 1973 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 4 | 2015 | +29% | 1975 | |
| Cinnamon Teal | Anatidae | 4 | 1997 | +100% | 1975 | |
| California Quail | Odontophoridae | 3 | 2013 | +22% | 1972 | |
| Burrowing Owl | Strigidae | 3 | 2003 | +50% | 1970 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 3 | 2011 | +67% | 1975 | |
| Gray Partridge | Phasianidae | 3 | 1988 | n/a | n/a | |
| Swainson's Hawk | Accipitridae | 2 | 2015 | +267% | 1974 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 2 | 2015 | +70% | 1971 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 2 | 2015 | -36% | 1972 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 2 | 2010 | +100% | 1974 | |
| American Coot | Rallidae | 2 | 1991 | +100% | 1975 | |
| Northern Shoveler | Anatidae | 2 | 1998 | +100% | 1976 | |
| Prairie Falcon | Falconidae | 2 | 2015 | +100% | 1976 | |
| Long-billed Curlew | Scolopacidae | 2 | 2010 | +100% | 1989 | |
| Spotted Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 2 | 2006 | n/a | n/a | |
| Ring-billed Gull | Laridae | 1 | 2010 | +40% | 1974 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 1 | 2015 | -62% | 1971 | |
| Northern Harrier | Accipitridae | 1 | 2013 | -50% | 1972 | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 1 | 2015 | +300% | 1972 | |
| Black-billed Magpie | Corvidae | 1 | 2015 | -44% | 1975 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 1 | 2015 | +20% | 1971 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 1 | 2015 | +100% | 1972 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 1 | 2015 | +0% | 1980 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.