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BBS Route · Washington · BCR 9

Nighthawk Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 145 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.

145Species 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
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Washington Nighthawk

Top 40 of 145 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Nighthawk 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae942025-21%1994
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae682025+263%1994
Canada GooseAnatidae662024+40%2009
Bank SwallowHirundinidae60202418×1999
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae472025+5%1994
European StarlingSturnidae462025+104%1994
House FinchFringillidae362025+270%1994
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae352025+93%1995
American RobinTurdidae332025-9%1994
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae262025+32%1994
Western KingbirdTyrannidae252025-18%1994
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae232025+78%1996
Yellow WarblerParulidae212025+239%1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae202025+31%1994
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae202025+533%2012
American CrowCorvidae192025-14%1994
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae192025-39%1994
California QuailOdontophoridae182025+112%1994
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae182025+515%1994
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae182025+100%1995
Rock PigeonColumbidae182025-50%2016
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae162025-20%1994
Barn SwallowHirundinidae162025-18%1994
California GullLaridae141996+250%1992
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132025+95%1994
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae122025+100%1994
Song SparrowPasserellidae122025-39%1994
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae112025+69%1994
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae112025+413%1995
Spotted SandpiperScolopacidae112025+11%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae102025-6%1994
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae101992n/an/a
BobolinkIcteridae92016+37%1996
Common YellowthroatParulidae92025+136%1995
Gray CatbirdMimidae82025+7%1994
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae82025+7%1994
Green-winged TealAnatidae82019+700%1999
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae82025+140%2018
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae82018n/an/a
ChukarPhasianidae72025+250%1999

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