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BBS Route · Washington · BCR 5

Mt. Adams Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 66 species recorded across 26 survey years, still active.

66Species 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 →
26Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Washington Mt. Adams

Top 40 of 66 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Mt. Adams 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
Pine SiskinFringillidae522024+44%1995
Hermit WarblerParulidae472024+6%1995
Hermit ThrushTurdidae402024-40%1995
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae322024+7%1996
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae262024-8%1995
Western TanagerCardinalidae252024+261%1995
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae242024-43%1995
Varied ThrushTurdidae222024-47%1995
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae162024-4%1996
Pacific WrenTroglodytidae142024+44%1995
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae132024+91%1995
Nashville WarblerParulidae122024+282%1998
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae11202411×2013
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae92024+120%2001
Sooty GrousePhasianidae82023+150%1996
Common RavenCorvidae72024+43%1996
Warbling VireoVireonidae72024+127%1995
Pygmy NuthatchSittidae71993n/an/a
Red CrossbillFringillidae72024+96%1998
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae62024+13%1995
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae62024-83%1995
Townsend's WarblerParulidae52023+14%1998
Steller's JayCorvidae42024+33%1995
American RobinTurdidae42023-70%1995
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32024+125%1996
Vaux's SwiftApodidae32024-50%1996
Rufous HummingbirdTrochilidae32019+33%1996
Canada JayCorvidae22024-20%1995
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae22024-33%2001
Cassin's VireoVireonidae22016+50%2002
Brown CreeperCerthiidae22023+17%1996
Tree SwallowHirundinidae22022+100%2001
Lincoln's SparrowPasserellidae22016n/an/a
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae22023n/an/a
Red-breasted SapsuckerPicidae12021-33%1995
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae12024-60%1995
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae12023-54%1995
American CrowCorvidae11993n/an/a
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae12022-25%1995
Spotted TowheePasserellidae12023+0%1994

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