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BBS Route · Washington · BCR 9

Newhalem Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 101 species recorded across 57 survey years, still active.

101Species 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 →
57Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2025Span
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.
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
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae1032025+88%1970
American RobinTurdidae1012025+112%1970
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae532025+8%1970
Warbling VireoVireonidae332025+326%1970
Western TanagerCardinalidae312025+137%1970
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae302025+790%1975
European StarlingSturnidae242025+9%1970
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae212025+29%1970
Rufous HummingbirdTrochilidae182025+143%1970
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae182025-48%1970
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae182025+850%1970
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae172025+8%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae162025-27%1970
Spotted TowheePasserellidae142025+556%1971
Yellow WarblerParulidae142025-21%1970
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae142025-44%1970
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae122025-25%1970
Steller's JayCorvidae112025+600%1971
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae112025+133%1973
Pine SiskinFringillidae102024-24%1970
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae102025+180%1972
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92025-60%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae92025-84%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae82025+27%1970
Common RavenCorvidae82025+60%1971
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae81986n/an/a
American CrowCorvidae72025-90%1970
Pacific WrenTroglodytidae72025+60%1970
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae72024+200%1971
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae52025+50%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae52025+100%1970
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae52024-17%1970
Canada GooseAnatidae52025+222%1991
Bank SwallowHirundinidae52025-30%2004
Spotted SandpiperScolopacidae42025+33%1970
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae42025-54%1971
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae42025+19%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42025-43%1970
Cassin's VireoVireonidae42025+14%1977
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae42023-52%1970

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