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BBS Route · Washington · BCR 9

Ellensburg Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 137 species recorded across 43 survey years, still active.

137Species 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 →
43Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1981–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Washington Ellensburg

Top 40 of 137 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Ellensburg 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae592025-45%1983
Barn SwallowHirundinidae392025+70%1983
California QuailOdontophoridae332025+248%1983
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae282025+14%1983
Cassin's FinchFringillidae282025+82%1983
Red CrossbillFringillidae282025+151%1996
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae262025+133%1983
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae262025-77%1983
Mourning DoveColumbidae252025+39%1983
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae242025+3%1983
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae232025+67%1983
European StarlingSturnidae222025-22%1983
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae222025+410%1983
Western BluebirdTurdidae212025+475%1983
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae192025-28%1983
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae19202513×1990
American RobinTurdidae192025-58%1983
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae182025+308%1983
Bank SwallowHirundinidae182024+77%1988
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae172025+543%1987
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae162024+133%1990
Western KingbirdTyrannidae142025+20%1984
Canada GooseAnatidae142024+222%2001
House FinchFringillidae132025+163%1983
Tree SwallowHirundinidae132025+286%1983
House SparrowPasseridae122025-63%1983
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae112025+517%1986
KilldeerCharadriidae102025-58%1983
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102025-41%1984
Pine SiskinFringillidae102025-59%1984
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae102025-59%1983
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae102025+3%1983
Spotted TowheePasserellidae92025-16%1983
Yellow WarblerParulidae92025+225%1983
Western TanagerCardinalidae92025+300%1984
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae82025+100%1983
American GoldfinchFringillidae82025-51%1983
Common RavenCorvidae62025+57%1983
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae52025-73%1983
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae52025-63%1984

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.