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BBS Route · Washington · BCR 9

Selah Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 76 species recorded across 15 survey years, still active.

76Species 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 →
15Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2000–2023Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Washington Selah

Top 40 of 76 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Selah 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
European StarlingSturnidae1462023-24%2002
House SparrowPasseridae1252023+64%2002
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae402023-65%2002
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae402023+102%2002
Horned LarkAlaudidae392023-29%2002
American RobinTurdidae342023-11%2002
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae272023+714%2015
Barn SwallowHirundinidae262023+18%2002
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae242023-52%2002
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae222023-58%2002
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae202019+156%2005
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae192014-75%2002
Rock PigeonColumbidae102023-72%2002
California QuailOdontophoridae82023-53%2002
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae82012+700%2004
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae62023-42%2002
Bank SwallowHirundinidae62000n/an/a
Sage ThrasherMimidae62023-41%2002
KilldeerCharadriidae52023-43%2002
Mourning DoveColumbidae52023+3%2002
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42023-11%2002
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae42023-73%2002
House FinchFringillidae42023-53%2002
American GoldfinchFringillidae42019-8%2003
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae42023+0%2002
Western BluebirdTurdidae42012+300%2003
Northern HarrierAccipitridae32012+33%2002
Common RavenCorvidae32015-17%2002
Lark SparrowPasserellidae32000n/an/a
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae32005+100%2002
Lesser ScaupAnatidae32012n/an/a
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae22007-46%2002
American KestrelFalconidae22019-14%2002
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22023+0%2002
American CrowCorvidae22015+0%2002
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae22023+133%2002
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae22023-25%2002
Gray PartridgePhasianidae22001n/an/a
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae22007+50%2003
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae22016+0%2005

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