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BBS Route · Washington · BCR 9

Selah Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 78 species recorded across 16 survey years, still active.

78Species 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 →
16Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2000–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Washington Selah

Top 40 of 78 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
House SparrowPasseridae1132025+46%2002
Horned LarkAlaudidae592025+3%2002
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae522025-52%2002
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae402025-64%2002
American RobinTurdidae372025-8%2002
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae312025-22%2002
Barn SwallowHirundinidae262023+18%2002
European StarlingSturnidae252025-44%2002
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae232025+78%2002
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae202019+156%2005
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae192014-75%2002
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae132025-21%2002
Rock PigeonColumbidae102023-72%2002
Mourning DoveColumbidae92025-29%2002
House FinchFringillidae92025-48%2002
California QuailOdontophoridae82023-53%2002
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae82012+700%2004
Bank SwallowHirundinidae62000n/an/a
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42023-11%2002
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae42025+29%2002
Western BluebirdTurdidae42012+300%2003
KilldeerCharadriidae32025-43%2002
American KestrelFalconidae32025+0%2002
Lark SparrowPasserellidae32000n/an/a
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae32005+100%2002
Lesser ScaupAnatidae32012n/an/a
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae32025+514%2015
California Scrub-JayCorvidae32025n/an/a
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae22007-46%2002
Common RavenCorvidae22025-42%2002
American CrowCorvidae22015+0%2002
Sage ThrasherMimidae22025-57%2002
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae22023-25%2002
Gray PartridgePhasianidae22001n/an/a
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae22016+0%2005
American WigeonAnatidae22004n/an/a
OspreyPandionidae22016+100%2006
Prairie FalconFalconidae22012n/an/a
Turkey VultureCathartidae22023+100%2015
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae12023+0%2003

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