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BBS Route · Washington · BCR 5

Port Angeles Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 120 species recorded across 54 survey years, still active.

120Species 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 →
54Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1970–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Washington Port Angeles

Top 40 of 120 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Port Angeles 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 RobinTurdidae1272025+76%1972
House FinchFringillidae1212025+712%1972
European StarlingSturnidae1062025+33%1972
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae842025+60%1972
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae782025+80%1972
American CrowCorvidae722025+291%1972
American GoldfinchFringillidae602025-14%1972
Spotted TowheePasserellidae532025+460%1972
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae522025-32%1972
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae472016+644%1990
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae412025+300%2011
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae392025+642%1972
Song SparrowPasserellidae382025+64%1972
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae372025-55%1972
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae362025+21%1972
Glaucous-winged GullLaridae342025+205%1972
Pine SiskinFringillidae302025-71%1974
Purple FinchFringillidae282025+683%1972
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae262025+75%1972
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae232025+36%1972
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae22202513×1974
Red CrossbillFringillidae192025-38%1985
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae182025-48%1972
Barn SwallowHirundinidae172025-65%1972
Wilson's WarblerParulidae172025+57%1972
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae17202512×1973
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae162025+486%1996
Rock PigeonColumbidae152025-37%1973
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae132025+62%1972
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae122025-30%1972
Common RavenCorvidae122025+192%1979
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae112025+161%1972
MallardAnatidae112025+44%1978
Western TanagerCardinalidae92025+263%1972
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae92025+57%1973
Mourning DoveColumbidae82025+222%1972
Pigeon GuillemotAlcidae72025+75%1973
Rufous HummingbirdTrochilidae72025-57%1972
Tree SwallowHirundinidae72025+38%1978
Wood DuckAnatidae71984n/an/a

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