BBS Route · Washington · BCR 5

Packwood Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 108 species recorded across 49 survey years, still active.

Bird Species Found on Washington Packwood

Top 40 of 108 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Packwood 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
American RobinTurdidae372025+18%1977
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae262025-17%1977
Varied ThrushTurdidae242025-21%1977
Western TanagerCardinalidae182025-16%1977
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae152025-17%1977
Turkey VultureCathartidae142024+380%2001
Warbling VireoVireonidae122025+80%1977
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae122025-39%1977
Townsend's WarblerParulidae112025-80%1977
Pacific WrenTroglodytidae112025+50%1977
Common RavenCorvidae82025+227%1980
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae82025+11%1977
Rock PigeonColumbidae82008+100%1990
Vaux's SwiftApodidae72022+63%1981
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae72025+77%1977
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae72025-37%1977
European StarlingSturnidae62024-83%1977
Steller's JayCorvidae52025-18%1977
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae52025-72%1977
Cassin's FinchFringillidae52005+67%1976
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae52025-11%1978
Hermit ThrushTurdidae52025+75%1983
Sooty GrousePhasianidae42011+75%1977
Canada JayCorvidae42025+63%1977
Pine SiskinFringillidae42025-25%1977
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae42024-57%1978
Red CrossbillFringillidae42023-87%1978
Cassin's VireoVireonidae42023+50%1997
Red-breasted SapsuckerPicidae42025+75%1985
OspreyPandionidae42018+40%2001
American CrowCorvidae32025-64%1977
Spotted TowheePasserellidae32025-30%1977
American GoldfinchFringillidae32025+0%1980
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae31982n/an/a
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae22024+50%1980
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae22025-33%1977
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae22025-17%1977
Black SwiftApodidae22018+0%1980
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae22025-46%1977
Purple FinchFringillidae22025-43%1977

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