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BBS Route · Washington · BCR 9

Scootney Reservoir Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 73 species recorded across 13 survey years, still active.

73Species 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 →
13Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2009–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Washington Scootney Reservoir

Top 40 of 73 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Scootney Reservoir 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae3842025+121%2012
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae2392025+18%2012
European StarlingSturnidae1772025-19%2012
House SparrowPasseridae1462025+7%2012
American RobinTurdidae1242025-2%2012
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1122025-43%2012
House FinchFringillidae882025+20%2012
Rock PigeonColumbidae672025+39%2015
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae592025+833%2015
Mourning DoveColumbidae542025-38%2012
Barn SwallowHirundinidae452025+22%2012
KilldeerCharadriidae402025+55%2012
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae402025-33%2012
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae332025-70%2012
Western KingbirdTyrannidae292025-8%2012
Common RavenCorvidae262025+26%2012
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae212021+600%2012
American CrowCorvidae152025+125%2015
Lark SparrowPasserellidae152025+19%2012
Bank SwallowHirundinidae142025+99%2015
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae122025-43%2012
American KestrelFalconidae122025+155%2012
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae122025-11%2012
American GoldfinchFringillidae112025+108%2015
California QuailOdontophoridae102025-77%2012
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae102025+163%2016
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae102024-94%2012
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae92025-81%2012
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae72025+86%2017
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae62025+44%2012
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae62025-14%2012
Song SparrowPasserellidae62025-64%2012
California GullLaridae52024+133%2010
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae42025-20%2015
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae42025+167%2015
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42025+114%2019
Wood DuckAnatidae42024n/an/a
GadwallAnatidae32009n/an/a
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32025-25%2012
Spotted SandpiperScolopacidae32024-38%2012

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