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BBS Route · Washington · BCR 9

Tonasket Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 137 species recorded across 34 survey years, still active.

137Species 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 →
34Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1982–2018Span
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Bird Species Found on Washington Tonasket

Top 40 of 137 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Tonasket 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae172018-67%1984
Rock PigeonColumbidae172013+3%1998
California QuailOdontophoridae162018-41%1984
American RobinTurdidae132018-66%1984
Ring-billed GullLaridae122008-33%1998
Ring-necked DuckAnatidae122017+500%1998
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae102018+25%1985
Ruddy DuckAnatidae102017-27%1985
European StarlingSturnidae92018-94%1984
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae92018-58%1984
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae92017-77%1984
VeeryTurdidae92013+183%1984
Caspian TernLaridae91993n/an/a
MallardAnatidae82018-29%1984
American CootRallidae72018-80%1984
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72018-59%1984
House FinchFringillidae72017+37%1985
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae62016-53%1984
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae62018+50%1984
RedheadAnatidae62018+283%1988
Spotted TowheePasserellidae62018+150%1988
Pine SiskinFringillidae62013-64%1996
Western KingbirdTyrannidae52018-91%1984
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae52018-52%1984
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae52013+200%1987
Mountain ChickadeeParidae52013+117%1993
ChukarPhasianidae42003-39%1990
Horned LarkAlaudidae42013+40%1990
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae42018-96%1984
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42018+33%1986
House SparrowPasseridae42018-79%1984
Gray CatbirdMimidae42016+13%1987
Cassin's FinchFringillidae42015+0%1987
Green-winged TealAnatidae42013+50%1997
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae42013-20%2000
California GullLaridae42007n/an/a
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae42010+100%2007
Short-eared OwlStrigidae31985+200%1982
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32018-65%1984
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32018-94%1984

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