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BBS Route · Washington · BCR 9

Scootney Reservoir Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 70 species recorded across 12 survey years, still active.

70Species 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 →
12Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2009–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on Washington Scootney Reservoir

Top 40 of 70 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 SwallowHirundinidae2452024+78%2012
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1812024-39%2012
House SparrowPasseridae1132024-4%2012
American RobinTurdidae1032024-16%2012
European StarlingSturnidae1022024-34%2012
Bank SwallowHirundinidae802024+90%2015
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae702024-15%2012
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae552024+633%2015
Barn SwallowHirundinidae502024-7%2012
Mourning DoveColumbidae432024-53%2012
KilldeerCharadriidae352024+77%2012
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae352024-71%2012
Western KingbirdTyrannidae322024-37%2012
House FinchFringillidae242024-13%2012
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae212021+600%2012
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae192024-50%2012
California QuailOdontophoridae172024-74%2012
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae162024-31%2012
American CrowCorvidae142024+106%2015
American GoldfinchFringillidae122024+62%2015
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae102024+75%2012
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae102024-94%2012
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae92024-5%2012
Lark SparrowPasserellidae92024-33%2012
Rock PigeonColumbidae82024-32%2015
American KestrelFalconidae82024+100%2012
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae72024-7%2015
Song SparrowPasserellidae72024-53%2012
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae72024+183%2015
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae62024-82%2012
Common RavenCorvidae62024-23%2012
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62024+200%2019
California GullLaridae52024+133%2010
Common YellowthroatParulidae52022+13%2012
Wood DuckAnatidae42024n/an/a
GadwallAnatidae32009n/an/a
Spotted SandpiperScolopacidae32024-38%2012
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32024+50%2016
Horned LarkAlaudidae32023+88%2012
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae32019+200%2010

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