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BBS Route · Washington · BCR 9

Glacier Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 78 species recorded across 40 survey years, still active.

78Species Recorded
40Years Surveyed
1975–2024Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Washington Glacier

Top 40 of 78 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Glacier route.
History
Pacific WrenTroglodytidae532024+47%1977
American RobinTurdidae522024+218%1977
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae442024+558%1977
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae352024+35%1977
Western TanagerCardinalidae242024+917%1977
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae242024+783%1978
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae222024+271%1977
Pine SiskinFringillidae212024+37%1977
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae182024+156%1977
Varied ThrushTurdidae172024-49%1977
Hermit ThrushTurdidae142024+108%1978
Red-breasted SapsuckerPicidae122024+0%1977
Common RavenCorvidae122024+240%1983
Black SwiftApodidae102022+180%1983
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae102024+210%1979
Steller's JayCorvidae92024+122%1978
Vaux's SwiftApodidae92024+169%1978
Warbling VireoVireonidae82024+111%1977
Townsend's WarblerParulidae82024-64%1977
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae82024+525%1987
Brown CreeperCerthiidae82024+140%1982
Song SparrowPasserellidae62024-7%1977
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae62024+200%1981
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae62024+129%1980
American CrowCorvidae52024+40%1977
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae41996+0%1989
Canada JayCorvidae32024-13%1977
Wilson's WarblerParulidae32024-4%1977
Yellow WarblerParulidae32024+333%1993
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32024+133%1993
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae32024+160%2007
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae32024-21%1994
House FinchFringillidae31998n/an/a
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22023+33%1986
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae22024+40%1977
Red CrossbillFringillidae22024+93%1984
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae22021+0%1977
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae21986+100%1976
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae22001+150%1989
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22024+50%1991

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