BBS Route · Oregon · BCR 9
Buchanan Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 96 species recorded across 47 survey years, still active.
96Species Recorded
47Years Surveyed
1971–2024Span
10Observers
Bird Species Found on Oregon Buchanan
Top 40 of 96 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 68 | 2024 | -27% | 1973 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 53 | 2024 | +287% | 1973 | |
| Brewer's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 51 | 2024 | -3% | 1973 | |
| Rock Wren | Troglodytidae | 36 | 2024 | +82% | 1973 | |
| Mountain Bluebird | Turdidae | 33 | 2024 | +41% | 1973 | |
| Green-tailed Towhee | Passerellidae | 24 | 2024 | +33% | 1973 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 21 | 2024 | -20% | 1973 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 20 | 2024 | -61% | 1973 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 19 | 2024 | +36% | 1975 | |
| Gray Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 17 | 2024 | +311% | 1976 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 8 | 2024 | +100% | 1973 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 7 | 2024 | -57% | 1973 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 2024 | -79% | 1973 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 7 | 2024 | -6% | 1980 | |
| Dusky Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2024 | +25% | 1978 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2024 | -56% | 1977 | |
| Lewis's Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2024 | +17% | 2022 | |
| California Quail | Odontophoridae | 3 | 2023 | +6% | 1975 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 3 | 2022 | -44% | 1973 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 3 | 2024 | -35% | 1973 | |
| Black-billed Magpie | Corvidae | 3 | 2023 | -14% | 1977 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 3 | 2022 | -56% | 1981 | |
| Black-throated Gray Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 1972 | n/a | n/a | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2024 | -11% | 1981 | |
| Long-eared Owl | Strigidae | 3 | 1980 | n/a | n/a | |
| Northern Shoveler | Anatidae | 3 | 1983 | n/a | n/a | |
| Black-headed Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 3 | 2023 | +40% | 2004 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 2 | 2024 | +111% | 1976 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 2 | 1997 | +0% | 1972 | |
| White-crowned Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2024 | +17% | 1981 | |
| Western Tanager | Cardinalidae | 2 | 2024 | +60% | 1982 | |
| Fox Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 1984 | +100% | 1973 | |
| Wilson's Phalarope | Scolopacidae | 2 | 1976 | n/a | n/a | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 2 | 2018 | -30% | 1979 | |
| Spotted Towhee | Passerellidae | 2 | 2024 | +14% | 1982 | |
| Hermit Thrush | Turdidae | 2 | 2010 | -33% | 1983 | |
| Clark's Nutcracker | Corvidae | 2 | 1999 | +0% | 1995 | |
| Golden Eagle | Accipitridae | 2 | 1998 | +100% | 1982 | |
| Ferruginous Hawk | Accipitridae | 2 | 2000 | +0% | 1991 | |
| Rufous Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 2 | 2013 | +150% | 2000 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.