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State · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Oregon Breeding Birds

250 species recorded across 143 survey routes, 1968 to 2024. Browse by family or guild below.

Oregon Bird Population TrendsNotable signalsLong-arc shifts the engine flags automatically — sustained declines or increases large enough to stand out from year-to-year noise.Full methodology →

long arc declinecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →

Western Gull has collapsed in Oregon: down 98% on the route-weighted index since 1972.

long arc increasecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →

Eurasian Collared-Dove has surged in Oregon: up 87× on the route-weighted index since 2008.

long arc declinecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →

Black Tern has collapsed in Oregon: down 95% on the route-weighted index since 1972.

long arc increasecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →

White-faced Ibis has surged in Oregon: up 22× on the route-weighted index since 1979.

long arc declinecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →

Western Grebe has collapsed in Oregon: down 94% on the route-weighted index since 1988.

long arc increasecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →

American Coot has surged in Oregon: up 687% on the route-weighted index since 1971.

How Bird Guilds Are Faring in OregonGuild trendA mean-index aggregate across the species in this group — the structural direction of the guild, with individual-species noise smoothed out.Full methodology →

-57%

Shorebirds

8 species
-54%

Game birds

10 species
-37%

Wetland birds

31 species
-34%

Aerial insectivores

22 species
-32%

Generalists

11 species
-23%

Grassland birds

8 species
-22%

Forest birds

81 species
-11%

Birds of prey

23 species
+10%

Arid-land birds

5 species
+66%

Waterfowl

19 species

Oregon Bird Survey Routes

Browse Oregon Birds By FamilyTrendPercent 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 →

Each species links to its trend in Oregon.

Hawks, Eagles & Kites Accipitridae

American Goshawk -66%Bald Eagle +836%Cooper's Hawk -40%Ferruginous Hawk +65%Golden Eagle -4%Northern Harrier +189%Red-shouldered Hawk 13×Red-tailed Hawk +99%Sharp-shinned Hawk -64%Swainson's Hawk +77%

Bushtits Aegithalidae

Bushtit -79%

Larks Alaudidae

Horned Lark +35%

Kingfishers Alcedinidae

Belted Kingfisher -56%

Ducks, Geese & Waterfowl Anatidae

American Wigeon +79%Blue-winged Teal -71%Bufflehead -82%Canada Goose +374%Canvasback +461%Cinnamon Teal -58%Common Merganser -28%Gadwall +473%Green-winged Teal +52%Hooded Merganser -86%Lesser Scaup +170%Mallard +86%Northern Pintail -81%Northern Shoveler +294%Redhead +239%Ring-necked Duck +2%Ruddy Duck +78%Trumpeter Swan -84%Wood Duck -50%

Swifts Apodidae

Vaux's Swift +26%White-throated Swift -91%

Herons, Egrets & Bitterns Ardeidae

American Bittern -61%Black-crowned Night Heron -87%Great Blue Heron -12%Great Egret -67%Green Heron -86%Snowy Egret -67%

Waxwings Bombycillidae

Cedar Waxwing +48%

Nightjars & Nighthawks Caprimulgidae

Common Nighthawk -4%Common Poorwill +159%

Cardinals & Grosbeaks Cardinalidae

Black-headed Grosbeak +5%Lazuli Bunting +43%Western Tanager +10%

New World Vultures Cathartidae

Turkey Vulture +84%

Treecreepers Certhiidae

Brown Creeper +30%

Plovers & Lapwings Charadriidae

Killdeer -58%

Dippers Cinclidae

American Dipper -21%

Pigeons & Doves Columbidae

Band-tailed Pigeon -26%Eurasian Collared-Dove 87×Mourning Dove -19%Rock Pigeon +53%

Crows, Jays & Magpies Corvidae

American Crow -11%Black-billed Magpie -44%California Scrub-Jay +51%Canada Jay -26%Clark's Nutcracker -53%Common Raven +122%Pinyon Jay -2%Steller's Jay +26%

Falcons & Caracaras Falconidae

American Kestrel +12%Peregrine Falcon +166%Prairie Falcon +174%

Finches Fringillidae

American Goldfinch -59%Cassin's Finch +58%Evening Grosbeak -58%House Finch -50%Lesser Goldfinch -43%Pine Siskin -66%Purple Finch -78%Red Crossbill +19%

Cranes Gruidae

Sandhill Crane +40%

Swallows & Martins Hirundinidae

Bank Swallow +501%Barn Swallow -28%Cliff Swallow -25%Northern Rough-winged Swallow +29%Purple Martin +228%Tree Swallow -31%Violet-green Swallow -27%

Blackbirds & Orioles Icteridae

Bobolink +47%Brewer's Blackbird -56%Brown-headed Cowbird -48%Bullock's Oriole -8%Red-winged Blackbird +71%Tricolored Blackbird -87%Western Meadowlark -37%Yellow-headed Blackbird -63%

Yellow-breasted Chat Icteriidae

Yellow-breasted Chat -13%

Shrikes Laniidae

Loggerhead Shrike -3%

Gulls, Terns & Skimmers Laridae

Black Tern -95%California Gull +201%Caspian Tern -11%Forster's Tern -67%Franklin's Gull -30%Glaucous-winged Gull -17%Ring-billed Gull -45%Western Gull -98%

Mockingbirds & Thrashers Mimidae

Gray Catbird -65%Sage Thrasher +49%

New World Quail Odontophoridae

California Quail -14%Mountain Quail +25%

Osprey Pandionidae

Osprey +566%

Chickadees & Titmice Paridae

Black-capped Chickadee -42%Chestnut-backed Chickadee +94%Mountain Chickadee -15%Oak Titmouse -68%

Wood-Warblers Parulidae

Black-throated Gray Warbler +1%Common Yellowthroat +612%Hermit Warbler +45%MacGillivray's Warbler -17%Nashville Warbler +351%Orange-crowned Warbler -65%Townsend's Warbler +85%Wilson's Warbler +32%Yellow Warbler -6%

New World Sparrows Passerellidae

Black-throated Sparrow +88%Brewer's Sparrow +143%California Towhee -45%Chipping Sparrow -23%Fox Sparrow -66%Grasshopper Sparrow -28%Green-tailed Towhee +71%Lark Sparrow +10%Lincoln's Sparrow -59%Sagebrush Sparrow -61%Savannah Sparrow +22%Song Sparrow -28%Spotted Towhee -17%Vesper Sparrow +89%White-crowned Sparrow -45%

Old World Sparrows Passeridae

House Sparrow -43%

Pelicans Pelecanidae

American White Pelican -66%

Cormorants Phalacrocoracidae

Double-crested Cormorant -72%Pelagic Cormorant +108%

Pheasants, Grouse & Turkeys Phasianidae

Chukar -42%Dusky Grouse +67%Gray Partridge -88%Greater Sage-Grouse -19%Ring-necked Pheasant -59%Ruffed Grouse +52%Sooty Grouse -85%Wild Turkey 26×

Woodpeckers Picidae

Acorn Woodpecker +60%Black-backed Woodpecker +114%Downy Woodpecker +11%Hairy Woodpecker +7%Lewis's Woodpecker -77%Pileated Woodpecker +83%Red-breasted Sapsucker +106%Red-naped Sapsucker +113%White-headed Woodpecker +144%Williamson's Sapsucker +314%

Grebes Podicipedidae

Clark's Grebe +38%Eared Grebe -39%Pied-billed Grebe -43%Western Grebe -94%

Gnatcatchers Polioptilidae

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher -45%

Rails, Gallinules & Coots Rallidae

American Coot +687%Sora -40%Virginia Rail -8%

Avocets & Stilts Recurvirostridae

American Avocet +6%Black-necked Stilt -69%

Kinglets Regulidae

Golden-crowned Kinglet -15%Ruby-crowned Kinglet -31%

Sandpipers & Allies Scolopacidae

Long-billed Curlew +4%Spotted Sandpiper -40%Willet +90%Wilson's Phalarope -80%Wilson's Snipe +0%

Nuthatches Sittidae

Pygmy Nuthatch +33%Red-breasted Nuthatch -23%White-breasted Nuthatch -32%

Owls Strigidae

Barred Owl -47%Burrowing Owl -17%Great Horned Owl -54%Northern Pygmy-Owl -37%Northern Saw-whet Owl -40%Short-eared Owl -46%Western Screech-Owl -58%

Starlings & Mynas Sturnidae

European Starling +1%

Sylviid Warblers Sylviidae

Wrentit +105%

Ibises & Spoonbills Threskiornithidae

White-faced Ibis 22×

Hummingbirds Trochilidae

Anna's Hummingbird +156%Black-chinned Hummingbird +20%Calliope Hummingbird -52%Rufous Hummingbird -71%

Wrens Troglodytidae

Bewick's Wren +72%Canyon Wren +107%Marsh Wren -1%Northern House Wren +31%Pacific Wren +124%Rock Wren +191%

Thrushes Turdidae

American Robin -19%Hermit Thrush -26%Mountain Bluebird -35%Swainson's Thrush -28%Townsend's Solitaire +169%Varied Thrush -62%Veery -83%Western Bluebird +74%

Tyrant Flycatchers Tyrannidae

Ash-throated Flycatcher +54%Black Phoebe +550%Dusky Flycatcher +35%Eastern Kingbird +9%Gray Flycatcher +342%Hammond's Flycatcher +134%Olive-sided Flycatcher -74%Say's Phoebe +195%Western Kingbird -0%Western Wood-Pewee -4%Willow Flycatcher -78%

Barn-Owls Tytonidae

American Barn Owl -47%

Vireos Vireonidae

Cassin's Vireo +21%Hutton's Vireo +447%Red-eyed Vireo -81%Warbling Vireo +70%

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.