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BBS Route · Washington · BCR 9

Rimrock Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 131 species recorded across 51 survey years, still active.

131Species 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 →
51Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Washington Rimrock

Top 40 of 131 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Rimrock 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
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae462025+26%1970
Townsend's WarblerParulidae372025+41%1970
Western TanagerCardinalidae312025+29%1970
Warbling VireoVireonidae312025+278%1970
Pine SiskinFringillidae232025-60%1970
American RobinTurdidae192025-10%1970
Canada GooseAnatidae182025-5%1987
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae162025+44%1970
Turkey VultureCathartidae152024+59%1984
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae142025-51%1970
Barrow's GoldeneyeAnatidae122025+267%1985
Hermit ThrushTurdidae112025+4%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae102025+178%1970
Red CrossbillFringillidae102025-64%1972
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae102025+156%1970
Varied ThrushTurdidae102025-48%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae92025+40%1970
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82025-76%1970
MallardAnatidae82025-32%1985
Common MerganserAnatidae82023+27%1985
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae82025-25%1984
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae72025-11%1973
Nashville WarblerParulidae72025+26%1984
Common RavenCorvidae62025-14%1972
Yellow WarblerParulidae62025+28%1970
American WigeonAnatidae62023+500%2015
Steller's JayCorvidae52025-17%1970
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae52025-92%1970
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae52024+92%1970
Mountain ChickadeeParidae52025-83%1970
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae52025-35%1970
Cassin's VireoVireonidae52025+125%1981
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae51972+67%1969
American CrowCorvidae52025+183%2005
GadwallAnatidae52015n/an/a
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae42025-41%1970
Tree SwallowHirundinidae42025-23%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae42024+75%1970
Pygmy NuthatchSittidae41973+300%1969
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae42025+0%1984

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