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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 53 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 →
53Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1970–2024Span
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 RobinTurdidae1282024+72%1972
European StarlingSturnidae1002024+35%1972
House FinchFringillidae982024+488%1972
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae792024+36%1972
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae672024+50%1972
Glaucous-winged GullLaridae622024+169%1972
Song SparrowPasserellidae482024+63%1972
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae472016+644%1990
American CrowCorvidae462024+231%1972
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae462024-46%1972
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae392024+3%1972
Spotted TowheePasserellidae382024+275%1972
American GoldfinchFringillidae372024-25%1972
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae362024+408%1972
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae312024+39%1972
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae272024+170%1972
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae252024+250%2011
Pine SiskinFringillidae222024-82%1974
Rock PigeonColumbidae212024-55%1973
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae212024+29%1972
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae202024-69%1972
Barn SwallowHirundinidae202024-70%1972
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae192024+750%1974
Canada GooseAnatidae182022+117%2007
Mourning DoveColumbidae172024+178%1972
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae152024+19%1972
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae152024+733%1973
Western TanagerCardinalidae142024+188%1972
Steller's JayCorvidae132024+667%1974
Purple FinchFringillidae132024+500%1972
Common RavenCorvidae132024+250%1979
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae122024+443%1996
Wilson's WarblerParulidae112024+0%1972
California QuailOdontophoridae102023+117%1972
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae102024-55%1972
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae102024-28%1972
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae92024-8%1972
MallardAnatidae82024+25%1978
Wood DuckAnatidae71984n/an/a
Varied ThrushTurdidae72010+600%2001

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