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BBS Route · Oregon · BCR 9

Catlow Rim Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 121 species recorded across 22 survey years, still active.

121Species 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 →
22Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Oregon Catlow Rim

Top 40 of 121 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Catlow Rim 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
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae2622025+858%2015
Canada GooseAnatidae2502025+48%2005
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae942025+96%1995
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae812025+22%1995
American CootRallidae61202522×2005
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae602021+362%2015
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae452025+183%1996
ChukarPhasianidae422025+44%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae352025+268%1995
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae352025+113%1995
MallardAnatidae352025+746%1996
American CrowCorvidae312025+211%1995
Lark SparrowPasserellidae312025+675%1995
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae302025-69%1995
Horned LarkAlaudidae282025-31%1995
Common RavenCorvidae282025+73%1995
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae262025+73%1996
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae232025+25%1995
GadwallAnatidae222025+64%1996
Northern PintailAnatidae202005+340%1997
Western GrebePodicipedidae202025+19%2013
Ruddy DuckAnatidae202025+80%2016
Black TernLaridae202016+0%2013
Cinnamon TealAnatidae182025+775%1997
Rock WrenTroglodytidae182025+19%1995
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae172025+91%1995
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae152025+217%1995
Pinyon JayCorvidae152014n/an/a
Sage ThrasherMimidae112025-70%1995
American KestrelFalconidae102025+122%1995
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae10201614×1997
Green-winged TealAnatidae102023+260%2017
KilldeerCharadriidae92025+227%1995
American AvocetRecurvirostridae92022-44%2013
European StarlingSturnidae82025+469%1995
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae82025+192%1996
BuffleheadAnatidae82024-71%2019
Lesser ScaupAnatidae72025+13%2013
Sandhill CraneGruidae62025+8%1995
California QuailOdontophoridae62025+100%1997

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