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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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 92 species recorded across 10 survey years, no longer active.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 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 →
10Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2018Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Washington Deception

Top 40 of 92 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Deception 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
Common MerganserAnatidae842017n/an/a
American RobinTurdidae712018-32%1994
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae302018+246%1995
Spotted TowheePasserellidae252018+13%1994
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae212018-48%1994
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae202018-28%1994
Canada GooseAnatidae192018-43%1996
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae182018+800%1994
European StarlingSturnidae152018-69%1994
Barn SwallowHirundinidae152018-40%1994
American GoldfinchFringillidae132018-31%1994
Tree SwallowHirundinidae122018-42%1994
Pigeon GuillemotAlcidae111998-43%1995
House SparrowPasseridae102018-10%1994
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae92018-6%1994
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae82018-66%1994
Brown CreeperCerthiidae82018+39%1998
American CrowCorvidae72018-73%1994
Song SparrowPasserellidae72018-42%1994
Common RavenCorvidae72018+38%1995
BushtitAegithalidae72017+200%1994
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62018-66%1994
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae62018-33%1994
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae62018-29%1994
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae52018-68%1994
Wilson's WarblerParulidae52018-48%1994
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52018+400%2016
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52018-67%2016
MallardAnatidae42017-77%1994
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae42018+4%1994
Purple FinchFringillidae42018-14%1994
House FinchFringillidae42018-78%1994
Rock PigeonColumbidae41997-80%1994
Townsend's WarblerParulidae41998n/an/a
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32018+67%1993
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae32018-69%1994
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae32017+0%1994
Ring-billed GullLaridae31997+200%1993
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae31997-64%1994
Cinnamon TealAnatidae31993n/an/a

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