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BBS Route · Washington · BCR 9

Lake Chelan Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 126 species recorded across 27 survey years, still active.

126Species 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 →
27Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1988–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Washington Lake Chelan

Top 40 of 126 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Lake Chelan 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
Spotted TowheePasserellidae572025+202%1990
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae322025+587%1990
American RobinTurdidae292025+71%1990
Mourning DoveColumbidae282025+125%1990
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae272025+89%1990
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae242025+48%1990
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae232025+65%1990
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae182025+13%1990
House FinchFringillidae182025+422%1990
Yellow WarblerParulidae182025+135%1990
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae18202518×1990
Cassin's FinchFringillidae162025-3%1990
Pine SiskinFringillidae142025+44%1990
Mountain ChickadeeParidae142025+500%1990
Rock PigeonColumbidae142000n/an/a
California QuailOdontophoridae132025+214%1990
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae132025+77%1990
Warbling VireoVireonidae132025+91%1990
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae122025+115%1990
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae122025+40%1990
European StarlingSturnidae122025+450%1990
Western TanagerCardinalidae112025+30%1990
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae102025+0%1990
VeeryTurdidae102025-45%1990
Rock WrenTroglodytidae92025+467%1991
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae92025+279%1990
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae92025+8%1994
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae82025+192%1992
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae82022+733%1996
Red-breasted SapsuckerPicidae81992n/an/a
Lark SparrowPasserellidae82025+100%1996
Red CrossbillFringillidae72025-32%1990
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae72019+350%1992
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae72019-17%2009
Song SparrowPasserellidae62025-11%1990
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae62025+127%1990
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae52025+250%1990
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae52025+333%1992
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae52025+40%1990
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae52007+58%1990

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