BBS Route · Washington · BCR 5
Mcchord Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 92 species recorded across 20 survey years, no longer active.
92Species Recorded
20Years Surveyed
1996–2015Span
1Observers
Bird Species Found on Washington Mcchord
Top 40 of 92 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 47 | 2009 | +482% | 2004 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 39 | 2015 | -27% | 1998 | |
| White-crowned Sparrow | Passerellidae | 36 | 2015 | -26% | 1998 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 30 | 2015 | +84% | 1998 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 26 | 2015 | +39% | 1998 | |
| Swainson's Thrush | Turdidae | 23 | 2015 | +53% | 1998 | |
| Willow Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 19 | 2015 | -26% | 1998 | |
| Western Tanager | Cardinalidae | 18 | 2015 | +40% | 1998 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 17 | 2015 | -41% | 1998 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 16 | 2015 | -23% | 1998 | |
| Western Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 14 | 2015 | +5% | 1998 | |
| Orange-crowned Warbler | Parulidae | 13 | 2015 | -35% | 1998 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 13 | 2015 | -43% | 1998 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 12 | 2015 | -55% | 1998 | |
| Bewick's Wren | Troglodytidae | 12 | 2015 | +4% | 1998 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 11 | 2014 | +300% | 1998 | |
| Purple Finch | Fringillidae | 11 | 2015 | -3% | 1998 | |
| Spotted Towhee | Passerellidae | 11 | 2015 | -49% | 1998 | |
| MacGillivray's Warbler | Parulidae | 11 | 2015 | -45% | 1998 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 10 | 2015 | -49% | 1998 | |
| Violet-green Swallow | Hirundinidae | 10 | 2015 | +15% | 1998 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 10 | 2015 | +30% | 1998 | |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 10 | 2015 | -7% | 1998 | |
| Vaux's Swift | Apodidae | 10 | 2008 | +233% | 2004 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 9 | 2015 | -23% | 1998 | |
| Black-headed Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 8 | 2015 | +178% | 1998 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 8 | 2015 | -73% | 1998 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 7 | 2014 | -24% | 1998 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 5 | 2015 | -31% | 1999 | |
| Olive-sided Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2015 | +50% | 1998 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 4 | 2015 | +225% | 1999 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 4 | 2015 | -74% | 1998 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 4 | 2015 | -58% | 1998 | |
| Marsh Wren | Troglodytidae | 4 | 2015 | -13% | 1998 | |
| Caspian Tern | Laridae | 4 | 1998 | +100% | 1997 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 3 | 2015 | +20% | 2000 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2015 | -69% | 1998 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 3 | 2015 | -44% | 1998 | |
| Hairy Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2013 | +125% | 1999 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 3 | 2015 | +40% | 2000 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.