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BBS Route · Washington · BCR 5

South Elma Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 113 species recorded across 33 survey years, still active.

113Species 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 →
33Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1975–2024Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Washington South Elma

Top 40 of 113 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the South Elma 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 StarlingSturnidae4362024+137%1986
American RobinTurdidae822024+6%1986
American CrowCorvidae662024-20%1986
Song SparrowPasserellidae562024+50%1986
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae512024+52%1986
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae492024+27%1986
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae432024+476%1986
American GoldfinchFringillidae382024+13%1986
Common YellowthroatParulidae342024+117%1986
Spotted TowheePasserellidae292024+174%1986
Barn SwallowHirundinidae282024-29%1986
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae252024+56%1986
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae242024+6%1986
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae202016n/an/a
Common RavenCorvidae192024+300%1990
California Scrub-JayCorvidae182024+386%2003
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae182024+8%2018
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae172024-32%1986
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae152024+250%1990
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae142024-6%1986
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae142024-5%1986
Purple FinchFringillidae142024+24%1988
KilldeerCharadriidae132024+400%1986
Warbling VireoVireonidae132024+413%1988
Steller's JayCorvidae132024+400%1988
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae122024+168%1986
Turkey VultureCathartidae122024+220%1993
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae112024+29%1986
Canada GooseAnatidae112016+200%2001
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae102024+0%1986
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae102024-4%1986
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102024+900%1988
Rufous HummingbirdTrochilidae92024+47%1986
Wilson's WarblerParulidae92024+9%1988
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae82024-70%1986
Yellow WarblerParulidae82024+467%1986
Mourning DoveColumbidae82024+400%1991
Western TanagerCardinalidae72024+317%1988
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae72024+200%1988
Pine SiskinFringillidae62024-57%1986

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