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BBS Route · Washington · BCR 9

Turnbull Nwr Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 108 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.

108Species 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 →
29Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2023Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Washington Turnbull Nwr

Top 40 of 108 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Turnbull Nwr 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 BlackbirdIcteridae742023+29%1995
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae462023+190%1995
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae352023-1%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae342023+225%1995
American RobinTurdidae242023+19%1995
Red CrossbillFringillidae212021+56%1995
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae132023-33%1995
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae122023+58%1995
Song SparrowPasserellidae102023+471%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae92023+211%1996
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae82023+106%1995
Tree SwallowHirundinidae72023+52%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62023+111%1997
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae62021+138%1995
Yellow WarblerParulidae62023+225%1998
Pygmy NuthatchSittidae62023+97%1995
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae62023+500%2011
RedheadAnatidae52023-50%1996
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae52023-6%1995
California QuailOdontophoridae52023-27%1999
Black TernLaridae42021+50%1995
MallardAnatidae42023-68%1995
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae42023-59%1995
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae42021-47%1995
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae42023+20%1996
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42023+23%1995
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae42019+29%1999
American WigeonAnatidae42013+300%1998
GadwallAnatidae32018+63%2000
KilldeerCharadriidae32019-13%1998
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae32023+183%1996
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae32023-21%1995
Western BluebirdTurdidae32023-24%1995
European StarlingSturnidae32023+100%1996
American BitternArdeidae32016+167%2003
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae32000n/an/a
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae32021+240%2008
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae32021+33%2018
American White PelicanPelecanidae32021-50%2018
California GullLaridae21993n/an/a

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