BBS Route · Washington · BCR 9
Kendall Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 104 species recorded across 42 survey years, still active.
104Species Recorded
42Years Surveyed
1981–2024Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Washington Kendall
Top 40 of 104 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Robin | Turdidae | 87 | 2024 | +12% | 1983 | |
| Swainson's Thrush | Turdidae | 64 | 2024 | +3% | 1983 | |
| White-crowned Sparrow | Passerellidae | 42 | 2024 | +84% | 1983 | |
| Black-headed Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 39 | 2024 | +669% | 1983 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 34 | 2024 | +38% | 1983 | |
| Spotted Towhee | Passerellidae | 31 | 2024 | +204% | 1983 | |
| Western Tanager | Cardinalidae | 29 | 2024 | +344% | 1983 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 27 | 2024 | -55% | 1983 | |
| Pacific Wren | Troglodytidae | 27 | 2024 | +9% | 1983 | |
| Willow Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 25 | 2024 | -21% | 1983 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 25 | 2024 | +66% | 1983 | |
| Wilson's Warbler | Parulidae | 25 | 2024 | -6% | 1983 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 24 | 2024 | -32% | 1983 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 23 | 2024 | +14% | 1983 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 22 | 2024 | -34% | 1983 | |
| Chestnut-backed Chickadee | Paridae | 21 | 2024 | +11% | 1983 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 21 | 2024 | 13× | 2005 | |
| Steller's Jay | Corvidae | 20 | 2024 | +280% | 1983 | |
| Black-throated Gray Warbler | Parulidae | 20 | 2024 | +117% | 1983 | |
| Vaux's Swift | Apodidae | 19 | 2024 | +114% | 1990 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 17 | 2024 | +3% | 1983 | |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet | Regulidae | 17 | 2024 | -59% | 1983 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 16 | 2024 | -36% | 1983 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 15 | 2024 | +322% | 1985 | |
| Purple Finch | Fringillidae | 13 | 2024 | +81% | 1983 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 13 | 2024 | +633% | 1983 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 13 | 2024 | +29% | 1983 | |
| Western Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 12 | 2024 | +317% | 1984 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 12 | 2024 | -11% | 1983 | |
| MacGillivray's Warbler | Parulidae | 12 | 2024 | -67% | 1983 | |
| Violet-green Swallow | Hirundinidae | 10 | 2024 | +128% | 1983 | |
| Bohemian Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 10 | 1997 | n/a | n/a | |
| Red-breasted Sapsucker | Picidae | 9 | 2024 | +600% | 1983 | |
| Pine Siskin | Fringillidae | 9 | 2024 | -69% | 1984 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 8 | 2024 | +55% | 1983 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 8 | 2016 | +200% | 2013 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 7 | 2024 | -10% | 1983 | |
| Spotted Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 7 | 2024 | +200% | 1996 | |
| Hammond's Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2024 | -70% | 1983 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 6 | 2024 | -66% | 1983 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.