BBS Route · Washington · BCR 9

Newhalem Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 101 species recorded across 56 survey years, still active.

101Species Recorded
56Years Surveyed
19682024Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Washington Newhalem

Top 40 of 101 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Newhalem route.
History
American RobinTurdidae1092024+108%1970
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae482024+33%1970
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae402024-3%1970
Warbling VireoVireonidae372024+296%1970
Canada GooseAnatidae352019+200%1991
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae332024-8%1970
European StarlingSturnidae312024+51%1970
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae302024+690%1975
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae262024-42%1970
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae202024+850%1970
Rufous HummingbirdTrochilidae192024+167%1970
Western TanagerCardinalidae192024+100%1970
Spotted TowheePasserellidae182024+622%1971
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae172024+23%1970
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae152024+7%1970
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae142024+11%1970
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae122024-42%1970
Yellow WarblerParulidae112024-36%1970
Pine SiskinFringillidae102024-24%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae102024-81%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82024-65%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae82024-33%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae82024+200%1970
Pacific WrenTroglodytidae82024+40%1970
Varied ThrushTurdidae82024+40%1971
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae82024+100%1972
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae81986n/an/a
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72024-52%1970
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae72024+200%1971
Steller's JayCorvidae62024+450%1971
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae52023+0%1970
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae52024+40%1970
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae52024-17%1970
Common MerganserAnatidae52024+167%1971
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52024+189%1973
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae42023-52%1970
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42024-22%1972
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae42024+100%1973
American GoldfinchFringillidae32024-36%1970
Tree SwallowHirundinidae32024-75%1970

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