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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 17 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 →
17Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1998–2024Span
4Observers

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 BlackbirdIcteridae1122024+92%2001
European StarlingSturnidae862024-41%2001
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae62202423×2003
Horned LarkAlaudidae502024+27%2001
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae392024-27%2001
House SparrowPasseridae392024+47%2001
California QuailOdontophoridae382024+103%2001
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae362024+14%2001
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae352024+570%2011
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae322024+16%2001
American RobinTurdidae302024-18%2001
Rock PigeonColumbidae272024-21%2001
House FinchFringillidae252024+118%2002
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae192024+119%2001
Barn SwallowHirundinidae172024+61%2001
Common YellowthroatParulidae152024+471%2002
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae122024-50%2001
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae122023-70%2001
Song SparrowPasserellidae102024+25%2001
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae82024-8%2001
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae82024-55%2001
Mourning DoveColumbidae72024-56%2001
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae72023+17%2001
Tree SwallowHirundinidae62024+80%2004
Western KingbirdTyrannidae52024+117%2001
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae52024+225%2001
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae52023+67%2002
Black TernLaridae42012+14%2001
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae42012+140%2001
American GoldfinchFringillidae42024-38%2002
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42023+80%2002
Ring-billed GullLaridae42012+475%2004
Pygmy NuthatchSittidae42023+19%2003
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42024+100%2008
KilldeerCharadriidae32023-60%2001
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae32002+50%1998
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae31999n/an/a
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae32024+14%2004
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae32024+100%2008
RedheadAnatidae32005n/an/a

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