BBS Route · Oregon · BCR 9

Barnes Val Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 112 species recorded across 7 survey years, no longer active.

112Species Recorded

7Years Surveyed

1971–1987Span

4Observers

Bird Species Found on Oregon Barnes Val

Top 40 of 112 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Barnes Val route.

Canada Goose	Anatidae	175	1987	+455%	1973
Chipping Sparrow	Passerellidae	57	1987	+129%	1972
Northern House Wren	Troglodytidae	54	1987	20×	1974
American Robin	Turdidae	51	1987	+25%	1973
Mountain Chickadee	Paridae	45	1987	-13%	1973
Western Tanager	Cardinalidae	41	1987	+29%	1973
Red-winged Blackbird	Icteridae	37	1987	+348%	1973
Common Nighthawk	Caprimulgidae	29	1987	+750%	1973
Brewer's Blackbird	Icteridae	27	1987	+195%	1973
Western Wood-Pewee	Tyrannidae	25	1987	+177%	1984
Steller's Jay	Corvidae	23	1987	-20%	1973
Townsend's Solitaire	Turdidae	22	1987	+450%	1984
Tree Swallow	Hirundinidae	19	1987	+290%	1973
Dusky Flycatcher	Tyrannidae	19	1987	+229%	1984
Vesper Sparrow	Passerellidae	19	1987	+78%	1984
Gray Flycatcher	Tyrannidae	19	1987	+73%	1984
Green-tailed Towhee	Passerellidae	17	1987	17×	1984
Evening Grosbeak	Fringillidae	17	1987	n/a	n/a
Red-breasted Nuthatch	Sittidae	16	1987	+18%	1974
Cassin's Finch	Fringillidae	16	1987	-62%	1984
Mallard	Anatidae	15	1987	+322%	1973
Black-capped Chickadee	Paridae	13	1984	-74%	1971
Brown Creeper	Certhiidae	13	1987	+14%	1984
Cinnamon Teal	Anatidae	11	1987	+56%	1984
Williamson's Sapsucker	Picidae	11	1987	11×	1984
Rock Wren	Troglodytidae	11	1987	+120%	1984
Clark's Nutcracker	Corvidae	11	1985	n/a	n/a
Mourning Dove	Columbidae	10	1987	-50%	1973
Mountain Bluebird	Turdidae	10	1987	+12%	1973
Hermit Thrush	Turdidae	9	1987	-53%	1984
Sage Thrasher	Mimidae	8	1972	+167%	1971
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	Regulidae	8	1984	+60%	1972
Brown-headed Cowbird	Icteridae	8	1987	+140%	1984
House Finch	Fringillidae	7	1971	n/a	n/a
Lazuli Bunting	Cardinalidae	7	1985	+17%	1974
California Scrub-Jay	Corvidae	6	1972	n/a	n/a
Northern Pintail	Anatidae	6	1974	n/a	n/a
Ring-necked Duck	Anatidae	6	1987	-40%	1984
Black-backed Woodpecker	Picidae	6	1987	n/a	n/a
Vaux's Swift	Apodidae	6	1987	n/a	n/a

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