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 Recorded
26Years Surveyed
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.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Siskin | Fringillidae | 52 | 2024 | +44% | 1995 | |
| Hermit Warbler | Parulidae | 47 | 2024 | +6% | 1995 | |
| Hermit Thrush | Turdidae | 40 | 2024 | -40% | 1995 | |
| Chestnut-backed Chickadee | Paridae | 32 | 2024 | +7% | 1996 | |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet | Regulidae | 26 | 2024 | -8% | 1995 | |
| Western Tanager | Cardinalidae | 25 | 2024 | +261% | 1995 | |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 24 | 2024 | -43% | 1995 | |
| Varied Thrush | Turdidae | 22 | 2024 | -47% | 1995 | |
| MacGillivray's Warbler | Parulidae | 16 | 2024 | -4% | 1996 | |
| Pacific Wren | Troglodytidae | 14 | 2024 | +44% | 1995 | |
| Swainson's Thrush | Turdidae | 13 | 2024 | +91% | 1995 | |
| Nashville Warbler | Parulidae | 12 | 2024 | +282% | 1998 | |
| Black-throated Gray Warbler | Parulidae | 11 | 2024 | 11× | 2013 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 2024 | +120% | 2001 | |
| Sooty Grouse | Phasianidae | 8 | 2023 | +150% | 1996 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 7 | 2024 | +43% | 1996 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 7 | 2024 | +127% | 1995 | |
| Pygmy Nuthatch | Sittidae | 7 | 1993 | n/a | n/a | |
| Red Crossbill | Fringillidae | 7 | 2024 | +96% | 1998 | |
| Hammond's Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2024 | +13% | 1995 | |
| Evening Grosbeak | Fringillidae | 6 | 2024 | -83% | 1995 | |
| Townsend's Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2023 | +14% | 1998 | |
| Steller's Jay | Corvidae | 4 | 2024 | +33% | 1995 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 4 | 2023 | -70% | 1995 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2024 | +125% | 1996 | |
| Vaux's Swift | Apodidae | 3 | 2024 | -50% | 1996 | |
| Rufous Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 3 | 2019 | +33% | 1996 | |
| Canada Jay | Corvidae | 2 | 2024 | -20% | 1995 | |
| Black-headed Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 2 | 2024 | -33% | 2001 | |
| Cassin's Vireo | Vireonidae | 2 | 2016 | +50% | 2002 | |
| Brown Creeper | Certhiidae | 2 | 2023 | +17% | 1996 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 2 | 2022 | +100% | 2001 | |
| Lincoln's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2016 | n/a | n/a | |
| Orange-crowned Warbler | Parulidae | 2 | 2023 | n/a | n/a | |
| Red-breasted Sapsucker | Picidae | 1 | 2021 | -33% | 1995 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 1 | 2024 | -60% | 1995 | |
| Olive-sided Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 1 | 2023 | -54% | 1995 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 1 | 1993 | n/a | n/a | |
| White-crowned Sparrow | Passerellidae | 1 | 2022 | -25% | 1995 | |
| Spotted Towhee | Passerellidae | 1 | 2023 | +0% | 1994 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.