BBS Route · Washington · BCR 5
Rainier Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 96 species recorded across 27 survey years, still active.
96Species Recorded
27Years Surveyed
1993–2019Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Washington Rainier
Top 40 of 96 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Robin | Turdidae | 73 | 2019 | +153% | 1995 | |
| White-crowned Sparrow | Passerellidae | 44 | 2019 | +41% | 1995 | |
| Spotted Towhee | Passerellidae | 40 | 2019 | +147% | 1995 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 37 | 2019 | -8% | 1996 | |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 27 | 2019 | +133% | 1995 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 23 | 2019 | +25% | 1995 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 23 | 2019 | +112% | 1995 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 22 | 2019 | 13× | 1996 | |
| Chestnut-backed Chickadee | Paridae | 21 | 2019 | +2% | 1995 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 19 | 2019 | +33% | 1995 | |
| Black-headed Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 19 | 2019 | +425% | 1995 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 18 | 2019 | +78% | 2015 | |
| Western Tanager | Cardinalidae | 17 | 2019 | +29% | 1995 | |
| Purple Finch | Fringillidae | 16 | 2019 | +64% | 1996 | |
| Violet-green Swallow | Hirundinidae | 16 | 2019 | -61% | 1995 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 16 | 2019 | +272% | 1997 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 16 | 2018 | +111% | 2000 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 16 | 2013 | +700% | 2005 | |
| Willow Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 15 | 2019 | -11% | 1995 | |
| Orange-crowned Warbler | Parulidae | 15 | 2019 | -30% | 1995 | |
| Swainson's Thrush | Turdidae | 13 | 2019 | -2% | 1995 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 13 | 2019 | +171% | 1996 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 13 | 2019 | +100% | 1997 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 12 | 2019 | -12% | 1995 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 12 | 2019 | +580% | 1995 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 10 | 2019 | +85% | 1995 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 9 | 2019 | +0% | 1995 | |
| Steller's Jay | Corvidae | 8 | 2019 | +50% | 1995 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 7 | 2019 | -32% | 1995 | |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet | Regulidae | 7 | 2019 | +150% | 1997 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 6 | 2019 | -67% | 1995 | |
| Brown Creeper | Certhiidae | 6 | 2019 | +50% | 1998 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 6 | 2019 | +173% | 1999 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 5 | 2019 | +100% | 1995 | |
| Bushtit | Aegithalidae | 5 | 2017 | -54% | 1997 | |
| Varied Thrush | Turdidae | 5 | 2010 | +400% | 2007 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 4 | 2019 | -36% | 1997 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2005 | +300% | 1993 | |
| Black-throated Gray Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2018 | -75% | 1995 | |
| Wilson's Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2018 | -15% | 1995 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.