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BBS Route · Washington · BCR 5

Pe Ell Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 100 species recorded across 30 survey years, still active.

100Species 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 →
30Years 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 Pe Ell

Top 40 of 100 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Pe Ell 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 RobinTurdidae652025-12%1995
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae622025+27%1995
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae482025-27%1995
Warbling VireoVireonidae362025-42%1995
Song SparrowPasserellidae302025-28%1995
European StarlingSturnidae292025+3%1995
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae222025+65%1995
Pacific WrenTroglodytidae202025+66%1995
Common YellowthroatParulidae192025+34%1995
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae192025-27%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae172025-46%1995
Western TanagerCardinalidae162025+15%1995
Wilson's WarblerParulidae142025+14%1995
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae122025+167%1995
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae112025-34%1995
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae102025+82%1995
Common RavenCorvidae92025+186%1995
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae92025-49%1995
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae72025+41%2012
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae62025-7%1995
Steller's JayCorvidae62025+13%1995
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae62025-8%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae62025-81%1995
Spotted TowheePasserellidae62025+11%1995
California Scrub-JayCorvidae62025+967%1997
American CrowCorvidae52025-82%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52025-71%1995
Pine SiskinFringillidae52021+71%1995
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae52025-66%1995
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae52025+14%1995
Red-breasted SapsuckerPicidae52025+83%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae42025-49%1996
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae42023-82%1995
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42012+100%1996
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae42025-10%1995
House SparrowPasseridae42025-74%1995
BushtitAegithalidae42016+13%1996
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae42025-18%1996
Turkey VultureCathartidae42025+233%1998
American KestrelFalconidae32025+25%2000

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