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BBS Route · Washington · BCR 10

Cusick Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 132 species recorded across 37 survey years, still active.

132Species 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 →
37Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1982–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on Washington Cusick

Top 40 of 132 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Cusick 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 RobinTurdidae572024+55%1987
Western TanagerCardinalidae52202418×1987
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae402024+88%1989
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae352024+30%1987
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae302024-5%1987
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae292024+167%1987
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae282024+488%1991
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae272024+121%1987
Nashville WarblerParulidae232024+800%1987
Townsend's WarblerParulidae212024-22%1987
Cassin's VireoVireonidae202024+130%1987
Common RavenCorvidae182024+39%1987
Pine SiskinFringillidae182024-49%1987
Warbling VireoVireonidae172024+500%1987
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae172024-13%1987
Red CrossbillFringillidae142023-14%1987
Canada GooseAnatidae122024+260%1991
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae112024+81%1990
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae102024+11%1987
Song SparrowPasserellidae92024+4%1987
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82024+600%1989
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae82024-28%1987
Wilson's WarblerParulidae82024+100%2005
Pacific WrenTroglodytidae82022+89%1988
American CrowCorvidae72024+200%1989
Yellow WarblerParulidae72024+4%1987
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62024+88%1988
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae62024+400%1988
Bank SwallowHirundinidae62017-90%1992
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae52024-63%1987
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae52024-29%1987
European StarlingSturnidae52010-9%1995
Red-naped SapsuckerPicidae42024+25%1987
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42024-60%1987
American RedstartParulidae42024+0%1988
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae42024+13%1987
Hermit ThrushTurdidae42022+300%2015
Vaux's SwiftApodidae42024+33%2015
Turkey VultureCathartidae42024+167%2011
Ruffed GrousePhasianidae32024+100%1989

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