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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 29 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 →
29Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2023Span
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
European StarlingSturnidae1102023+21%1995
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae982023+30%1995
American RobinTurdidae552023-9%1995
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae472023-27%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae412023-37%1995
Wilson's WarblerParulidae372023+27%1995
Song SparrowPasserellidae342023-20%1995
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae342023+74%1995
Common YellowthroatParulidae322023+27%1995
Warbling VireoVireonidae292023-43%1995
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae262023-13%1995
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae262023+300%1995
Pacific WrenTroglodytidae212023+56%1995
Western TanagerCardinalidae202023+29%1995
Common RavenCorvidae192023+255%1995
California Scrub-JayCorvidae15202311×1997
Mourning DoveColumbidae122023-49%1996
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae122023-74%1995
Turkey VultureCathartidae122021+183%1998
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae102023-57%1995
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae102023+73%2012
American CrowCorvidae92023-76%1995
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae92023-47%1995
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae72023+117%1995
Spotted TowheePasserellidae72023+32%1995
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae72023+71%1995
Steller's JayCorvidae62023+47%1995
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae52023-13%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52023-66%1995
Pine SiskinFringillidae52021+71%1995
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae52023-6%1996
Rufous HummingbirdTrochilidae42023-25%1995
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae42023-39%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae42023-79%1995
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae42023-82%1995
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42012+100%1996
BushtitAegithalidae42016+13%1996
Red-breasted SapsuckerPicidae42023+33%1996
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae32023-68%1995
House SparrowPasseridae32023-62%1995

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