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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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 92 species recorded across 20 survey years, no longer active.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 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 →
20Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1996–2015Span
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Bird Species Found on Washington Mcchord

Top 40 of 92 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Mcchord 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
Canada GooseAnatidae472009+482%2004
American RobinTurdidae392015-27%1998
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae362015-26%1998
Yellow WarblerParulidae302015+84%1998
American CrowCorvidae262015+39%1998
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae232015+53%1998
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae192015-26%1998
Western TanagerCardinalidae182015+40%1998
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae172015-41%1998
Song SparrowPasserellidae162015-23%1998
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae142015+5%1998
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae132015-35%1998
Common YellowthroatParulidae132015-43%1998
European StarlingSturnidae122015-55%1998
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae122015+4%1998
Mourning DoveColumbidae112014+300%1998
Purple FinchFringillidae112015-3%1998
Spotted TowheePasserellidae112015-49%1998
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae112015-45%1998
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae102015-49%1998
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae102015+15%1998
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae102015+30%1998
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae102015-7%1998
Vaux's SwiftApodidae102008+233%2004
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae92015-23%1998
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae82015+178%1998
Tree SwallowHirundinidae82015-73%1998
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae72014-24%1998
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae52015-31%1999
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae42015+50%1998
Common RavenCorvidae42015+225%1999
House FinchFringillidae42015-74%1998
House SparrowPasseridae42015-58%1998
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae42015-13%1998
Caspian TernLaridae41998+100%1997
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32015+20%2000
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32015-69%1998
American GoldfinchFringillidae32015-44%1998
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae32013+125%1999
Warbling VireoVireonidae32015+40%2000

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