BBS Route · Washington · BCR 9
Lake Chelan Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 126 species recorded across 26 survey years, still active.
126Species Recorded
26Years Surveyed
1988–2024Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Washington Lake Chelan
Top 40 of 126 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spotted Towhee | Passerellidae | 59 | 2024 | +218% | 1990 | |
| Lazuli Bunting | Cardinalidae | 38 | 2024 | +633% | 1990 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 37 | 2024 | +125% | 1990 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 36 | 2024 | +93% | 1990 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 29 | 2024 | +37% | 1990 | |
| Western Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 26 | 2024 | +70% | 1990 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 25 | 2024 | +0% | 1990 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 25 | 2024 | +307% | 1990 | |
| Black-headed Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 23 | 2024 | +34% | 1990 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 21 | 2024 | +81% | 1990 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 21 | 2024 | +119% | 1990 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 20 | 2024 | 17× | 1990 | |
| Pine Siskin | Fringillidae | 19 | 2024 | +20% | 1990 | |
| Nashville Warbler | Parulidae | 18 | 2024 | +94% | 1990 | |
| Dusky Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 17 | 2024 | +10% | 1990 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 16 | 2024 | +367% | 1990 | |
| California Quail | Odontophoridae | 15 | 2024 | +229% | 1990 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 14 | 2024 | +200% | 1992 | |
| Western Tanager | Cardinalidae | 14 | 2024 | +30% | 1990 | |
| MacGillivray's Warbler | Parulidae | 14 | 2024 | +140% | 1990 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 14 | 2000 | n/a | n/a | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 12 | 2024 | +50% | 1992 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 12 | 2024 | +50% | 1990 | |
| Brewer's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 11 | 2019 | +300% | 1994 | |
| Gray Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 9 | 2024 | +600% | 2022 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 8 | 2024 | +200% | 1990 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2024 | -29% | 1990 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 8 | 2024 | -29% | 1990 | |
| Veery | Turdidae | 8 | 2024 | -37% | 1990 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 8 | 2022 | +733% | 1996 | |
| Red-breasted Sapsucker | Picidae | 8 | 1992 | n/a | n/a | |
| Cassin's Finch | Fringillidae | 7 | 2024 | -50% | 1990 | |
| Violet-green Swallow | Hirundinidae | 7 | 2024 | +50% | 1990 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 7 | 2024 | -46% | 1990 | |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | Regulidae | 7 | 2019 | +350% | 1992 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 2019 | -17% | 2009 | |
| Willow Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2024 | +77% | 1990 | |
| Rock Wren | Troglodytidae | 6 | 2024 | +200% | 1991 | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2024 | +200% | 1992 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 5 | 2024 | +425% | 1990 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.