BBS Route · Oregon · BCR 9
Blitzen 2 Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 63 species recorded across 21 survey years, still active.
63Species Recorded
21Years Surveyed
1994–2024Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Oregon Blitzen 2
Top 40 of 63 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 182 | 2024 | +47% | 1996 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 107 | 2024 | +95% | 1996 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 80 | 2024 | +99% | 1996 | |
| Brewer's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 72 | 2024 | -56% | 1996 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 31 | 2024 | +421% | 1996 | |
| Sage Thrasher | Mimidae | 27 | 2024 | -62% | 1996 | |
| Gray Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 20 | 2024 | -58% | 1996 | |
| Rock Wren | Troglodytidae | 20 | 2024 | +0% | 1996 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 16 | 2024 | -41% | 2000 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 15 | 2012 | +425% | 1996 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 13 | 2024 | +620% | 1999 | |
| Sagebrush Sparrow | Passerellidae | 10 | 2024 | -80% | 1996 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 8 | 2000 | n/a | n/a | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 7 | 2024 | +178% | 1996 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 6 | 2024 | +63% | 1996 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 6 | 2024 | +100% | 2001 | |
| Chukar | Phasianidae | 6 | 2023 | +22% | 2012 | |
| Northern Harrier | Accipitridae | 5 | 2024 | +29% | 1997 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 5 | 2024 | -82% | 1996 | |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Icteridae | 5 | 2024 | +317% | 1997 | |
| Black-billed Magpie | Corvidae | 4 | 2017 | +75% | 2001 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 4 | 2024 | +33% | 1996 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 4 | 2012 | -50% | 1998 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2021 | -71% | 1999 | |
| Short-eared Owl | Strigidae | 3 | 2012 | +200% | 1994 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2024 | -56% | 1996 | |
| Willet | Scolopacidae | 3 | 2024 | -29% | 1997 | |
| Violet-green Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2024 | -56% | 2012 | |
| Wilson's Snipe | Scolopacidae | 2 | 2024 | +133% | 1999 | |
| Prairie Falcon | Falconidae | 2 | 2024 | +0% | 2012 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 2 | 2022 | +200% | 1997 | |
| Mountain Bluebird | Turdidae | 2 | 2024 | +125% | 2014 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2017 | +20% | 2000 | |
| Long-billed Curlew | Scolopacidae | 2 | 2002 | +0% | 1996 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 2 | 2024 | -13% | 2000 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2024 | +50% | 2015 | |
| Black-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2024 | +29% | 2013 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2023 | +0% | 2013 | |
| American Avocet | Recurvirostridae | 2 | 2024 | +0% | 2000 | |
| Black-necked Stilt | Recurvirostridae | 2 | 2000 | n/a | n/a |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.