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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 50 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 →
50Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2024Span
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
Western TanagerCardinalidae392024+46%1970
Canada GooseAnatidae382024+19%1987
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae342024+15%1970
Pine SiskinFringillidae282024-62%1970
Townsend's WarblerParulidae282024+32%1970
Warbling VireoVireonidae272024+265%1970
American RobinTurdidae242024-9%1970
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae172024+46%1970
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae162024-28%1970
Nashville WarblerParulidae162024+35%1984
Turkey VultureCathartidae152024+59%1984
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae152024+7%1973
Hermit ThrushTurdidae132024+16%1970
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae122024+163%1970
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae122024-60%1970
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae122023+46%1973
Song SparrowPasserellidae102024+35%1970
Common RavenCorvidae92024+0%1972
Steller's JayCorvidae82024-29%1970
Common MerganserAnatidae82023+27%1985
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae72024-48%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae72024+189%1970
Tree SwallowHirundinidae72024-14%1970
European StarlingSturnidae72012+83%1973
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72024-64%1972
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72024+5%1972
Cassin's VireoVireonidae72024+150%1981
American CrowCorvidae72024+167%2005
Yellow WarblerParulidae62024+44%1970
Canada JayCorvidae62024+175%1981
Purple FinchFringillidae62024+200%2008
American WigeonAnatidae62023+500%2015
Cassin's FinchFringillidae52024-66%1970
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae52024+340%1970
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae52023-43%1970
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae52024+92%1970
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae51972+67%1969
Barrow's GoldeneyeAnatidae52024+150%1985
Lincoln's SparrowPasserellidae52024+233%1981
GadwallAnatidae52015n/an/a

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