BBS Route · Washington · BCR 5
Deception Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 92 species recorded across 10 survey years, no longer active.
92Species Recorded
10Years Surveyed
1992–2018Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Washington Deception
Top 40 of 92 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Merganser | Anatidae | 84 | 2017 | n/a | n/a | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 71 | 2018 | -32% | 1994 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 30 | 2018 | +246% | 1995 | |
| Spotted Towhee | Passerellidae | 25 | 2018 | +13% | 1994 | |
| Swainson's Thrush | Turdidae | 21 | 2018 | -48% | 1994 | |
| White-crowned Sparrow | Passerellidae | 20 | 2018 | -28% | 1994 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 19 | 2018 | -43% | 1996 | |
| Black-headed Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 18 | 2018 | +800% | 1994 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 15 | 2018 | -69% | 1994 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 15 | 2018 | -40% | 1994 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 13 | 2018 | -31% | 1994 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 12 | 2018 | -42% | 1994 | |
| Pigeon Guillemot | Alcidae | 11 | 1998 | -43% | 1995 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 10 | 2018 | -10% | 1994 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 9 | 2018 | -6% | 1994 | |
| Chestnut-backed Chickadee | Paridae | 8 | 2018 | -66% | 1994 | |
| Brown Creeper | Certhiidae | 8 | 2018 | +39% | 1998 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 7 | 2018 | -73% | 1994 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 2018 | -42% | 1994 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 7 | 2018 | +38% | 1995 | |
| Bushtit | Aegithalidae | 7 | 2017 | +200% | 1994 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 6 | 2018 | -66% | 1994 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2018 | -33% | 1994 | |
| Orange-crowned Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 2018 | -29% | 1994 | |
| Willow Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2018 | -68% | 1994 | |
| Wilson's Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2018 | -48% | 1994 | |
| Western Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2018 | +400% | 2016 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 5 | 2018 | -67% | 2016 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 4 | 2017 | -77% | 1994 | |
| Olive-sided Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2018 | +4% | 1994 | |
| Purple Finch | Fringillidae | 4 | 2018 | -14% | 1994 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 4 | 2018 | -78% | 1994 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 4 | 1997 | -80% | 1994 | |
| Townsend's Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 1998 | n/a | n/a | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2018 | +67% | 1993 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2018 | -69% | 1994 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2017 | +0% | 1994 | |
| Ring-billed Gull | Laridae | 3 | 1997 | +200% | 1993 | |
| Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocoracidae | 3 | 1997 | -64% | 1994 | |
| Cinnamon Teal | Anatidae | 3 | 1993 | n/a | n/a |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.