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BBS Route · Washington · BCR 5

Mt St Helens Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 73 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.

73Species 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 →
25Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Washington Mt St Helens

Top 40 of 73 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Mt St Helens 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 RobinTurdidae172025+14%1995
Varied ThrushTurdidae172024-11%1995
Pacific WrenTroglodytidae162025-5%1995
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae122025+120%1995
Song SparrowPasserellidae112025+144%1997
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae112024-66%1995
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae92025+800%2024
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae82025+340%1995
Red CrossbillFringillidae82021-59%1998
Hermit ThrushTurdidae82024-30%1995
Common RavenCorvidae62025-8%1995
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae62025+7%1995
Turkey VultureCathartidae62024+500%2014
Vaux's SwiftApodidae52024+67%2000
Steller's JayCorvidae52025+36%1995
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae52025+180%1996
Warbling VireoVireonidae52024+380%1996
Townsend's WarblerParulidae52024-40%1995
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae42025-59%1995
Common YellowthroatParulidae42025+67%1997
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae42025+0%1999
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32025+0%1998
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae32025-69%1995
Pine SiskinFringillidae32024-22%1995
Western TanagerCardinalidae3202515×1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae32025-38%1998
Cassin's FinchFringillidae32018+100%2005
Spotted TowheePasserellidae32025+67%2002
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae22025+0%1996
Red-breasted SapsuckerPicidae22025+100%2004
Wilson's WarblerParulidae22021-50%1995
Common MerganserAnatidae22002+100%1994
Rufous HummingbirdTrochilidae22025+33%1997
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae22025+25%1998
Barred OwlStrigidae22024+67%2002
Black-backed WoodpeckerPicidae21998n/an/a
Townsend's SolitaireTurdidae22008+100%2002
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae22025+125%2014
Hermit WarblerParulidae22024-20%2015
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae12014-63%1995

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.