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BBS Route · Washington · BCR 5

Montesand Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 88 species recorded across 21 survey years, still active.

88Species 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 →
21Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1986–2024Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Washington Montesand

Top 40 of 88 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Montesand 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
American RobinTurdidae722024+47%1988
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae612024+80%1988
European StarlingSturnidae582024+519%1990
Warbling VireoVireonidae57202413×1989
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae452024+683%2013
Song SparrowPasserellidae412024+92%1988
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae312024+700%1993
Barn SwallowHirundinidae27202417×1988
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae272024+294%1996
American CrowCorvidae262024-21%1988
Wilson's WarblerParulidae26202411×1988
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae252024+406%1990
Common YellowthroatParulidae152024+118%1988
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae152024+3%1988
Pacific WrenTroglodytidae142024+56%1988
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae142024+925%1989
Rufous HummingbirdTrochilidae132024+286%1988
Common RavenCorvidae132024+120%1988
Spotted TowheePasserellidae132024+525%1989
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae112024-47%2005
Western TanagerCardinalidae102024+256%1988
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae102024+40%1990
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae102024+167%1993
Varied ThrushTurdidae92013+0%1989
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae82024+330%1991
Steller's JayCorvidae72024+138%1990
Red CrossbillFringillidae72024-26%1990
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae72024-70%2005
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae52024+700%1994
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae51990n/an/a
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52023+100%1998
Rock PigeonColumbidae52023-13%1998
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52024+150%2021
Mourning DoveColumbidae52024n/an/a
American GoldfinchFringillidae42024+75%1989
House FinchFringillidae41992+100%1991
Turkey VultureCathartidae32023+100%1995
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae32024+90%1989
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32024-42%1996
Green HeronArdeidae32005+50%2004

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