BBS Route · Washington · BCR 9
Quincy Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 70 species recorded across 32 survey years, still active.
70Species Recorded
32Years Surveyed
1981–2024Span
8Observers
Bird Species Found on Washington Quincy
Top 40 of 70 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 61 | 2024 | -76% | 1983 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 54 | 2024 | +24% | 1983 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 49 | 2024 | -41% | 1983 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 40 | 2024 | +382% | 1983 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 33 | 2024 | -33% | 1983 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 33 | 2024 | +5% | 1983 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 27 | 2024 | -76% | 1983 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 21 | 2024 | -56% | 1983 | |
| California Quail | Odontophoridae | 17 | 2024 | 12× | 1998 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 13 | 2024 | -30% | 1983 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 13 | 2024 | -73% | 1983 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 13 | 2024 | -61% | 1983 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 12 | 2024 | -74% | 1983 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 12 | 2024 | +225% | 2013 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 11 | 2024 | +8% | 2012 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 9 | 2024 | -84% | 1983 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 7 | 2024 | -82% | 1983 | |
| California Gull | Laridae | 7 | 2021 | +63% | 1998 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 6 | 2024 | -68% | 1983 | |
| Black-billed Magpie | Corvidae | 6 | 2024 | +25% | 1984 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 4 | 2024 | -95% | 1983 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2024 | +140% | 1986 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 4 | 2012 | n/a | n/a | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 3 | 2024 | -29% | 1983 | |
| Western Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2022 | +20% | 1998 | |
| Lesser Scaup | Anatidae | 3 | 1998 | -25% | 1992 | |
| Long-billed Curlew | Scolopacidae | 2 | 2024 | +39% | 1984 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2024 | -74% | 1983 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 2 | 2024 | +75% | 1984 | |
| Cinnamon Teal | Anatidae | 2 | 2012 | +400% | 1983 | |
| Spotted Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 2 | 2005 | +150% | 1987 | |
| Brewer's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2023 | -14% | 1991 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2024 | +0% | 1992 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 2 | 2024 | -41% | 1989 | |
| Caspian Tern | Laridae | 2 | 2012 | +50% | 1999 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 2 | 2013 | +100% | 2010 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 2 | 2024 | -78% | 2012 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 2 | 2017 | +100% | 2013 | |
| Ring-billed Gull | Laridae | 1 | 2013 | -82% | 1983 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 1 | 2001 | -33% | 1983 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.