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BBS Route · Washington · BCR 9

Yakima Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 105 species recorded across 24 survey years, still active.

105Species 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 →
24Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Washington Yakima

Top 40 of 105 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
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae732024-73%1995
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae572024-59%1995
Bank SwallowHirundinidae522024-56%1996
American RobinTurdidae472024-79%1995
House SparrowPasseridae432024+207%1995
European StarlingSturnidae382024-68%1995
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae372024-58%1995
MallardAnatidae312024+51%1995
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae312024-97%1995
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae272024-63%1995
House FinchFringillidae272024-68%1995
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae212024-71%1995
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae202024+333%1995
Canada GooseAnatidae172024+30%1995
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae152024+850%1995
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae142023-86%1995
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae122024-65%1995
Turkey VultureCathartidae112021+130%2009
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae102024-23%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae92024-39%1995
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae92024-81%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92024-74%1995
Rock WrenTroglodytidae82024-87%1995
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae82024-23%2021
ChukarPhasianidae72024+120%1999
Rock PigeonColumbidae72024-45%1995
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae72024-21%1995
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae62024+50%1995
Common RavenCorvidae62024+37%1995
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae62024-88%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae62024-25%1995
California QuailOdontophoridae52024-65%1995
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae52009+300%2003
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae52024-37%1995
Yellow WarblerParulidae52024-4%1995
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae52024+233%1997
American White PelicanPelecanidae52024+13%2008
Great Blue HeronArdeidae42024-57%1995
Common MerganserAnatidae32024-20%1995
KilldeerCharadriidae32024-80%1995

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