BBS Route · Oregon · BCR 5
Blue River Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 82 species recorded across 26 survey years, still active.
82Species Recorded
26Years Surveyed
1992–2024Span
7Observers
Bird Species Found on Oregon Blue River
Top 40 of 82 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hermit Warbler | Parulidae | 59 | 2024 | +143% | 1994 | |
| Steller's Jay | Corvidae | 23 | 2024 | -37% | 1994 | |
| Swainson's Thrush | Turdidae | 22 | 2024 | -1% | 1994 | |
| Hammond's Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 21 | 2024 | +0% | 1994 | |
| Chestnut-backed Chickadee | Paridae | 17 | 2024 | +108% | 1994 | |
| Hermit Thrush | Turdidae | 16 | 2024 | +21% | 1994 | |
| Western Tanager | Cardinalidae | 12 | 2024 | -20% | 1994 | |
| Pacific Wren | Troglodytidae | 10 | 2024 | -5% | 1994 | |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 10 | 2024 | -32% | 1994 | |
| MacGillivray's Warbler | Parulidae | 7 | 2024 | -79% | 1994 | |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet | Regulidae | 7 | 2024 | -72% | 1994 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 6 | 2024 | -52% | 1994 | |
| Red Crossbill | Fringillidae | 5 | 2024 | +19% | 1996 | |
| Wilson's Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2024 | +79% | 1994 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 5 | 2024 | +20% | 1994 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 5 | 1994 | n/a | n/a | |
| Vaux's Swift | Apodidae | 4 | 2013 | +133% | 1997 | |
| Black-headed Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2024 | +125% | 1994 | |
| Violet-green Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2023 | +0% | 1994 | |
| Varied Thrush | Turdidae | 4 | 2024 | -66% | 1994 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 3 | 2024 | +0% | 1994 | |
| Black-throated Gray Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2023 | -62% | 1994 | |
| Northern Pygmy-Owl | Strigidae | 3 | 2016 | +25% | 1999 | |
| Peregrine Falcon | Falconidae | 3 | 2023 | +200% | 2007 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 2024 | +0% | 1997 | |
| Olive-sided Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2024 | -70% | 1994 | |
| Canada Jay | Corvidae | 2 | 2015 | -17% | 1998 | |
| Evening Grosbeak | Fringillidae | 2 | 2024 | -71% | 1995 | |
| Orange-crowned Warbler | Parulidae | 2 | 2014 | +33% | 1995 | |
| American Dipper | Cinclidae | 2 | 2022 | -20% | 1994 | |
| Brown Creeper | Certhiidae | 2 | 2023 | -77% | 1994 | |
| Townsend's Solitaire | Turdidae | 2 | 2016 | -40% | 1995 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 2 | 2024 | -20% | 1996 | |
| Nashville Warbler | Parulidae | 2 | 2014 | +150% | 1995 | |
| Western Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2024 | -56% | 1998 | |
| Mountain Quail | Odontophoridae | 2 | 2006 | +50% | 1998 | |
| Lazuli Bunting | Cardinalidae | 2 | 2005 | +100% | 2004 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 2 | 2022 | n/a | n/a | |
| Wood Duck | Anatidae | 1 | 2005 | +0% | 1997 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 1 | 2007 | -60% | 1995 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.