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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 42 survey years, still active.

137Species Recorded
42Years Surveyed
1981–2024Span
4Observers

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.
History
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae372024-49%1983
Barn SwallowHirundinidae342024+46%1983
California QuailOdontophoridae312024+241%1983
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae292024+86%1983
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae282024+0%1983
Western BluebirdTurdidae282024+533%1983
Mourning DoveColumbidae272024+68%1983
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae262024-74%1983
American RobinTurdidae242024-54%1983
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae222024+107%1983
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae212024-48%1983
House FinchFringillidae182024+174%1983
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae182024-15%1983
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae182024+300%1983
Bank SwallowHirundinidae182024+77%1988
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae172024+340%1983
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae162024+133%1990
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae152024-11%1983
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae152024+457%1987
Canada GooseAnatidae142024+222%2001
European StarlingSturnidae132024-5%1983
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae132024-3%1983
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae132024+825%1990
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae132024+450%1986
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae112024-43%1984
Spotted TowheePasserellidae102024+21%1983
Yellow WarblerParulidae102024+213%1983
Cassin's FinchFringillidae92024+18%1983
Sage ThrasherMimidae92024-18%1983
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae82024-83%1983
Common RavenCorvidae82024+57%1983
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae82024+13%1985
American GoldfinchFringillidae72024-40%1983
House SparrowPasseridae62024-78%1983
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae52024+75%1983
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae52024-75%1984
Rock WrenTroglodytidae52024+120%1992
California GullLaridae52019+80%1990
Blue-winged TealAnatidae51987n/an/a
Lesser ScaupAnatidae52008+150%1994

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