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BBS Route · Washington · BCR 5

Warm Beach Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 114 species recorded across 48 survey years, no longer active.

114Species 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 →
48Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2017Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Washington Warm Beach

Top 40 of 114 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Warm Beach 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
European StarlingSturnidae1352017+219%1970
American RobinTurdidae1082017+43%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae602017+76%1970
Spotted TowheePasserellidae492017+249%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae442017+82%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae442017-32%1970
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae422017+83%1970
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae392017-44%1970
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae332017+288%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae272017+106%1970
Marbled MurreletAlcidae272002+157%1987
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae252017+527%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae252017-44%1970
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae242017+92%1970
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae172017+57%2014
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae162017-39%1970
Purple FinchFringillidae162017+126%1971
American CrowCorvidae142017+32%1970
House FinchFringillidae142017-25%1970
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae122017-50%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae122017+300%1974
Glaucous-winged GullLaridae112017+60%1970
House SparrowPasseridae112017+621%1970
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae112017+34%1970
Black SwiftApodidae111994-57%1981
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae102017-40%1970
KilldeerCharadriidae92017+14%1970
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae82017-61%1970
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82017+55%1970
Common MerganserAnatidae82005+40%1987
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae72017-76%1970
Western TanagerCardinalidae72017-11%1970
Tree SwallowHirundinidae72017+467%1970
American CootRallidae71993+600%1983
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62017-52%1970
Yellow WarblerParulidae62017-56%1970
Anna's HummingbirdTrochilidae62017+100%2015
Pine SiskinFringillidae52010-59%1972
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae52017+100%1970
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae52017+136%1971

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