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BBS Route · Washington · BCR 9

Ronald Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 119 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.

119Species 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 →
31Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1973–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Washington Ronald

Top 40 of 119 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Ronald 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 RobinTurdidae312025+53%1976
California GullLaridae291990n/an/a
Western TanagerCardinalidae282025+32%1976
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae202025+144%1976
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae182025+12%1976
Warbling VireoVireonidae162025+108%1976
Hermit ThrushTurdidae132025+125%1976
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae122025-21%1976
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae122025-96%1976
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae122025-61%1976
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae112025-43%1976
American CrowCorvidae112025+106%1976
Townsend's WarblerParulidae112025-77%1976
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae112025+271%1992
Cassin's FinchFringillidae102025-32%1976
Common RavenCorvidae92025+367%1976
Yellow WarblerParulidae92025-41%1976
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae92025-33%1976
Canada GooseAnatidae92025-46%2011
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae82025-61%1976
Nashville WarblerParulidae82025-64%1976
Mountain ChickadeeParidae82025-57%1976
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82025+40%1977
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae72025-74%1976
Pine SiskinFringillidae62025-70%1976
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae62025+93%1976
Steller's JayCorvidae52025+114%1976
Spotted SandpiperScolopacidae52025-33%1977
Red CrossbillFringillidae52025-67%1978
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae51990-80%1977
Barrow's GoldeneyeAnatidae42025-29%1996
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae42025+11%1976
Spotted TowheePasserellidae42025+46%1976
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae42025-46%1976
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae42025+120%1976
BushtitAegithalidae41991n/an/a
Purple FinchFringillidae32025-60%1976
Cassin's VireoVireonidae32025+20%1976
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae32025+7%1995
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae31995-25%1979

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