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 Recorded
34Years Surveyed
1982–2018Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Washington Tonasket
Top 40 of 137 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 17 | 2018 | -67% | 1984 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 17 | 2013 | +3% | 1998 | |
| California Quail | Odontophoridae | 16 | 2018 | -41% | 1984 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 13 | 2018 | -66% | 1984 | |
| Ring-billed Gull | Laridae | 12 | 2008 | -33% | 1998 | |
| Ring-necked Duck | Anatidae | 12 | 2017 | +500% | 1998 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 10 | 2018 | +25% | 1985 | |
| Ruddy Duck | Anatidae | 10 | 2017 | -27% | 1985 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 9 | 2018 | -94% | 1984 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 9 | 2018 | -58% | 1984 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 9 | 2017 | -77% | 1984 | |
| Veery | Turdidae | 9 | 2013 | +183% | 1984 | |
| Caspian Tern | Laridae | 9 | 1993 | n/a | n/a | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 8 | 2018 | -29% | 1984 | |
| American Coot | Rallidae | 7 | 2018 | -80% | 1984 | |
| Western Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2018 | -59% | 1984 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 7 | 2017 | +37% | 1985 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 6 | 2016 | -53% | 1984 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 6 | 2018 | +50% | 1984 | |
| Redhead | Anatidae | 6 | 2018 | +283% | 1988 | |
| Spotted Towhee | Passerellidae | 6 | 2018 | +150% | 1988 | |
| Pine Siskin | Fringillidae | 6 | 2013 | -64% | 1996 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2018 | -91% | 1984 | |
| Willow Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2018 | -52% | 1984 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2013 | +200% | 1987 | |
| Mountain Chickadee | Paridae | 5 | 2013 | +117% | 1993 | |
| Chukar | Phasianidae | 4 | 2003 | -39% | 1990 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 4 | 2013 | +40% | 1990 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 4 | 2018 | -96% | 1984 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 4 | 2018 | +33% | 1986 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 4 | 2018 | -79% | 1984 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 4 | 2016 | +13% | 1987 | |
| Cassin's Finch | Fringillidae | 4 | 2015 | +0% | 1987 | |
| Green-winged Teal | Anatidae | 4 | 2013 | +50% | 1997 | |
| Wilson's Phalarope | Scolopacidae | 4 | 2013 | -20% | 2000 | |
| California Gull | Laridae | 4 | 2007 | n/a | n/a | |
| Marsh Wren | Troglodytidae | 4 | 2010 | +100% | 2007 | |
| Short-eared Owl | Strigidae | 3 | 1985 | +200% | 1982 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2018 | -65% | 1984 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2018 | -94% | 1984 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.