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BBS Route · Washington · BCR 9

Yakima Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 106 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.

106Species 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 →
25Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Washington Yakima

Top 40 of 106 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Yakima 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae1312025-95%1995
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae922025-50%1995
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae912025-55%1995
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae562025-47%1995
Bank SwallowHirundinidae522024-56%1996
European StarlingSturnidae452025-75%1995
American RobinTurdidae402025-74%1995
House FinchFringillidae292025-59%1995
House SparrowPasseridae292025+166%1995
American White PelicanPelecanidae292025+49%2008
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae242025-69%1995
Rock PigeonColumbidae222025-29%1995
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae222025-62%1995
MallardAnatidae212025+51%1995
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae182025-83%1995
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae182025+422%1995
California GullLaridae182025n/an/a
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae172025-39%1995
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae152025+925%1995
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae142023-86%1995
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae132025+4%2021
KilldeerCharadriidae122025-68%1995
Canada GooseAnatidae112025+38%1995
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae112025-84%1995
Western KingbirdTyrannidae102025-66%1995
ChukarPhasianidae82025+220%1999
California QuailOdontophoridae82025-77%1995
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82025-12%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82025-74%1995
Yellow WarblerParulidae82025-8%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae72025-52%1995
Rock WrenTroglodytidae72025-90%1995
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae72025-65%1995
Common MerganserAnatidae62025+0%1995
American KestrelFalconidae62025-67%1995
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae62025-21%1995
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae62025-6%1995
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae52025+29%1995
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae52009+300%2003
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52025-88%1995

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.