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BBS Route · Washington · BCR 9

Odessa Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 75 species recorded across 24 survey years, still active.

75Species 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 →
1993–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Washington Odessa

Top 40 of 75 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Odessa 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
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae782025-59%1995
Rock PigeonColumbidae732025+174%1995
Horned LarkAlaudidae532025-32%1995
European StarlingSturnidae392025+48%1995
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae372025-66%1995
Common RavenCorvidae272025-6%1995
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae252025+31%1995
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae252025+160%2018
Mourning DoveColumbidae242025-44%1995
House SparrowPasseridae232025-53%1995
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae202025+786%1996
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae172025-14%1995
Western KingbirdTyrannidae122025-46%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae112025-39%1995
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae102025-67%1995
House FinchFringillidae102025-22%1996
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae82025-52%1995
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae72025+20%1995
Sage ThrasherMimidae72025-53%1995
MallardAnatidae62024+50%1998
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae62025-89%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62025+9%1995
California QuailOdontophoridae52025+3%1995
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae42025+133%1998
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae42023+100%2006
RedheadAnatidae31993n/an/a
Northern HarrierAccipitridae32025+125%1995
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32023+75%1999
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae32025-42%1995
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae32025+42%1995
Tree SwallowHirundinidae32018-14%1995
American RobinTurdidae32025-77%1995
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32023+33%2003
GadwallAnatidae32025+67%2003
American CootRallidae22018-56%1996
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22025-25%1995
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae22025+67%1995
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae22023-88%1995
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae22025-69%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae22024+33%1995

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