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BBS Route · Washington · BCR 9

Malden Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 99 species recorded across 18 survey years, still active.

99Species 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 →
18Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1998–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Washington Malden

Top 40 of 99 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Malden 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae682025+112%2001
House SparrowPasseridae622025+192%2001
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae62202423×2003
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae562025+58%2001
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae522025+930%2011
California QuailOdontophoridae502025+206%2001
European StarlingSturnidae482025-30%2001
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae392025-64%2001
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae342025+24%2001
Horned LarkAlaudidae322025+70%2001
Red CrossbillFringillidae282025+77%2006
American RobinTurdidae282025-19%2001
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae242025+131%2001
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae222025-47%2001
Barn SwallowHirundinidae212025+22%2001
House FinchFringillidae162025+165%2002
Mourning DoveColumbidae142025-19%2001
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae142025-65%2001
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae142025-25%2001
Rock PigeonColumbidae132025+5%2001
Common RavenCorvidae122025+50%2002
Song SparrowPasserellidae112025+45%2001
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae82025-15%2001
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae82025-35%2001
Common YellowthroatParulidae72025+357%2002
KilldeerCharadriidae62025-44%2001
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62025+10%2001
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae62025+350%2001
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62025+93%2002
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae62025+14%2003
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae52023+67%2002
Black TernLaridae42012+14%2001
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae42012+140%2001
American KestrelFalconidae42025+0%2001
Western KingbirdTyrannidae42025+100%2001
American GoldfinchFringillidae42025-38%2002
Ring-billed GullLaridae42012+475%2004
Pygmy NuthatchSittidae42023+19%2003
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae42025+175%2008
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42024+100%2008

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