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BBS Route · Washington · BCR 9

Waitsburg Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 80 species recorded across 8 survey years, still active.

80Species 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 →
8Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2004Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Washington Waitsburg

Top 40 of 80 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Waitsburg 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
American RobinTurdidae542004-14%1996
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae502004+18%1996
Song SparrowPasserellidae362004-9%1996
Yellow WarblerParulidae362004-38%1996
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae302004+7%1996
European StarlingSturnidae202004-70%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae142004+20%1996
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae122004-10%1996
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae112004-50%1996
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae112004-60%1996
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae92004+20%1996
House FinchFringillidae92004+86%1996
American GoldfinchFringillidae92004-42%1996
Western KingbirdTyrannidae72004-70%1996
Spotted TowheePasserellidae72004-73%1996
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae72004-59%1996
California QuailOdontophoridae62004+22%1996
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae62004+33%1999
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae52004-7%1996
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae52004-5%1996
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae52004-56%1996
Rock PigeonColumbidae42001+17%1996
Warbling VireoVireonidae42004-63%1996
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae42004-14%1996
Gray CatbirdMimidae42004-6%1996
Vaux's SwiftApodidae32003+50%1994
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae32004-50%1996
Western TanagerCardinalidae32004+250%1995
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae32004-12%1996
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32004-64%1996
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae32004+200%1995
Hermit ThrushTurdidae31994n/an/a
Tree SwallowHirundinidae31996n/an/a
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae31996n/an/a
American KestrelFalconidae22004-18%1996
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae22004-55%1996
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae22004-50%1999
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae22004-80%1996
Steller's JayCorvidae21996-67%1994
American CrowCorvidae22004-69%1996

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