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BBS Route · Washington · BCR 5

Kamilche Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 101 species recorded across 49 survey years, still active.

101Species 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 →
49Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Washington Kamilche

Top 40 of 101 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Kamilche 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
American RobinTurdidae472025+108%1970
Warbling VireoVireonidae412025+164%1970
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae332025+38%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae302025+48%1970
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae242025+857%1970
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae212025-35%1970
Wilson's WarblerParulidae172025+63%1970
Spotted TowheePasserellidae152025+314%1970
European StarlingSturnidae132025+46%1970
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae132025+386%1971
Common RavenCorvidae132025+833%2004
Mourning DoveColumbidae112025+500%1993
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae102025+25%1970
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae82025+120%1973
American CrowCorvidae82025-73%1970
Western TanagerCardinalidae82025-26%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82025-57%1970
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae82025-49%1970
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae72025-56%1970
Steller's JayCorvidae72025+417%1971
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62025+200%1973
Townsend's WarblerParulidae61978+500%1972
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae52025-24%1970
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae52025-17%1970
Red-breasted SapsuckerPicidae52025+120%1972
Common YellowthroatParulidae52025+100%1973
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae52025+133%1975
BushtitAegithalidae51995+67%1987
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae52009n/an/a
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52025-21%2014
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42025-45%1970
Purple FinchFringillidae42025-47%1970
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae41971n/an/a
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae32025-59%1970
Pine SiskinFringillidae32025-63%1975
Cassin's VireoVireonidae32019+60%1970
Pacific WrenTroglodytidae32025-45%1971
Red CrossbillFringillidae32025-35%1983
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae31995-17%1985
Hermit WarblerParulidae32022-36%1987

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