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BBS Route · Washington · BCR 10

Spring Lake Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 103 species recorded across 19 survey years, still active.

103Species 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 →
19Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1982–2025Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Washington Spring Lake

Top 40 of 103 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Spring Lake 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
Yellow WarblerParulidae462025+155%1986
Western TanagerCardinalidae362025+760%1986
Warbling VireoVireonidae362025+261%1987
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae262025-5%1986
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae202025-36%1986
American RobinTurdidae192025-61%1986
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae182025+170%1988
Spotted TowheePasserellidae162025+211%1986
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae132025-34%1986
Song SparrowPasserellidae112025+175%1986
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae102025-4%1986
Red CrossbillFringillidae102023-12%1988
House FinchFringillidae91994+200%1988
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae82025+11%1987
Cassin's VireoVireonidae72025+46%1987
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae72025+64%1987
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae72025+100%2015
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae72025+8%1988
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae62025-44%1986
Pygmy NuthatchSittidae61990n/an/a
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae62025-49%2015
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae62025+108%2016
Cassin's FinchFringillidae52025-43%1986
Hermit ThrushTurdidae52025-3%1988
Canada GooseAnatidae52012n/an/a
Rock PigeonColumbidae52017n/an/a
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae42025-7%1986
VeeryTurdidae42025+0%1987
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae42025-14%1986
Calliope HummingbirdTrochilidae41994+20%1988
Townsend's WarblerParulidae42025-81%1988
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae32024+60%1986
American GoldfinchFringillidae32025+125%2017
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae32025-60%1986
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae32025+22%1987
Steller's JayCorvidae32024-62%1987
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae32024+75%1988
Canada JayCorvidae32022+0%1994
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae31990+0%1986
Common MerganserAnatidae32021+50%2018

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