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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 24 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 →
24Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2024Span
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 SwallowHirundinidae1072024-37%1994
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae902024+282%1994
Canada GooseAnatidae662024+40%2009
European StarlingSturnidae602024+111%1994
Bank SwallowHirundinidae60202418×1999
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae562024+1%1994
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae552024-41%1994
American RobinTurdidae442024-8%1994
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae422024+90%1994
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae352024+577%1994
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae342024+110%1995
American CrowCorvidae322024-6%1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae282024+96%1994
California QuailOdontophoridae272024+160%1994
House FinchFringillidae232024+248%1994
Tree SwallowHirundinidae232024+83%1994
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae232022-9%1994
Western KingbirdTyrannidae222024-30%1994
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae222024+411%2012
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae202024+74%1994
Yellow WarblerParulidae202024+244%1994
Barn SwallowHirundinidae162024-29%1994
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae162024+88%1996
California GullLaridae141996+250%1992
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae142024+34%1994
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae142024+388%1995
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae132024+17%1994
Spotted TowheePasserellidae132024+19%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae122024-3%1994
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae122024+40%1995
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae112024+400%1994
ChukarPhasianidae102024+150%1999
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae101992n/an/a
House SparrowPasseridae102024+150%1994
Rock PigeonColumbidae102024-36%2016
American KestrelFalconidae92024+100%1996
BobolinkIcteridae92016+37%1996
Spotted SandpiperScolopacidae82024+7%1995
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae82024+100%1996
Green-winged TealAnatidae82019+700%1999

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