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BBS Route · Washington · BCR 9

L. Wenatchee Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 115 species recorded across 24 survey years, still active.

115Species 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 →
24Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Washington L. Wenatchee

Top 40 of 115 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
Pine SiskinFringillidae482024+165%1997
Western TanagerCardinalidae262024+42%1995
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae262024+50%1995
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae222024+353%1995
American RobinTurdidae222024+0%1995
Warbling VireoVireonidae212024+540%1996
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae172024-7%1995
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae152024+208%1995
Spotted TowheePasserellidae152024+57%1995
Yellow WarblerParulidae142024+64%1995
Nashville WarblerParulidae122024-23%1995
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae122023-21%1996
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae112003+83%1996
Purple FinchFringillidae112024+475%1998
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae112024+583%2003
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae102024-4%1995
Black SwiftApodidae102007+329%1996
Canada GooseAnatidae101997n/an/a
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae92024+100%1995
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae92012+23%1997
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae82024+183%2002
Tree SwallowHirundinidae82024+27%1997
Song SparrowPasserellidae72024+133%1995
Townsend's WarblerParulidae72024-62%1995
Mountain ChickadeeParidae72024-55%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72024-38%1996
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae72024-20%1996
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae62024-19%1995
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae62024+30%1996
Pygmy NuthatchSittidae62023+40%2009
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae52024+280%1995
Cassin's VireoVireonidae52024+91%1995
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae52024-44%1996
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52012+100%1997
White-winged CrossbillFringillidae52009n/an/a
American RedstartParulidae52024+150%2022
Hermit ThrushTurdidae42024+21%1995
Caspian TernLaridae42003n/an/a
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae32023-17%1995
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae32024+46%2000

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