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BBS Route · Washington · BCR 9

L. Wenatchee Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 116 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.

116Species 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 →
25Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Washington L. Wenatchee

Top 40 of 116 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the L. Wenatchee 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 TanagerCardinalidae452025+61%1995
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae452025+79%1995
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae292025-11%1995
American RobinTurdidae292025+9%1995
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae242025+359%1995
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae212025+308%1995
Pine SiskinFringillidae202025+209%1997
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae202025+683%2003
Spotted TowheePasserellidae182025+70%1995
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae152025+3%1996
Purple FinchFringillidae122025+675%1998
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae112003+83%1996
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae112025+243%1995
Warbling VireoVireonidae112025+450%1996
Black SwiftApodidae102007+329%1996
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102025-41%1996
Canada GooseAnatidae101997n/an/a
Nashville WarblerParulidae92025-25%1995
Yellow WarblerParulidae92025+80%1995
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae92012+23%1997
American CrowCorvidae82025+8%1995
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae82025+300%1995
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae82025+3%1996
Red CrossbillFringillidae82025-19%1996
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae82025-33%1996
Mountain ChickadeeParidae72025-48%1995
Steller's JayCorvidae62025+13%1995
Common RavenCorvidae62025-41%1995
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae62025-4%1995
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae62025-8%1995
Townsend's WarblerParulidae52025-59%1995
VeeryTurdidae52025+0%1996
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52025+20%1997
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52012+100%1997
White-winged CrossbillFringillidae52009n/an/a
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae42025+17%1996
Pacific WrenTroglodytidae42025+13%1998
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae42025+100%1999
Pygmy NuthatchSittidae42025+83%2012
Caspian TernLaridae42003n/an/a

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