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BBS Route · Oregon · BCR 5

Blue River Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 82 species recorded across 27 survey years, still active.

82Species 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 →
27Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2025Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Oregon Blue River

Top 40 of 82 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Blue River 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
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae662025+20%1994
Hermit WarblerParulidae512025+143%1994
Steller's JayCorvidae262025-7%1994
Western TanagerCardinalidae152025+3%1994
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae132025+2%1994
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae132025+112%1994
Pacific WrenTroglodytidae112025-16%1994
Hermit ThrushTurdidae92025+12%1994
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae72025-61%1994
Red-breasted SapsuckerPicidae62025+180%1996
Warbling VireoVireonidae62025-36%1994
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae62025-24%1994
American RobinTurdidae52025+60%1994
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae51994n/an/a
Common RavenCorvidae42025+0%1994
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae42023+0%1994
Northern Pygmy-OwlStrigidae32016+25%1999
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae32025+200%2004
Peregrine FalconFalconidae32023+200%2007
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae22025+14%1997
Vaux's SwiftApodidae22025+133%1997
Canada JayCorvidae22015-17%1998
Red CrossbillFringillidae22025-44%1996
Song SparrowPasserellidae22025-55%1995
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae22025+75%1994
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae22014+33%1995
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae22025-54%1994
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae22025-84%1994
Common YellowthroatParulidae22025-50%1994
Wilson's WarblerParulidae22025+71%1994
American DipperCinclidae22022-20%1994
Brown CreeperCerthiidae22025-71%1994
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae22025-69%1994
Townsend's SolitaireTurdidae22016-40%1995
Varied ThrushTurdidae22025-75%1994
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae22025+0%1996
Nashville WarblerParulidae22014+150%1995
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22025-44%1998
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae22025+50%2007
Mountain QuailOdontophoridae22006+50%1998

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