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BBS Route · Oregon · BCR 5

Clearwater Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 24 survey years, still active.

94Species 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 →
24Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1991–2021Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Oregon Clearwater

Top 40 of 94 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Clearwater 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
Hermit WarblerParulidae1382021+83%1993
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae682021+141%1993
Hermit ThrushTurdidae502021+60%1993
Nashville WarblerParulidae392021-25%1993
Western TanagerCardinalidae342021+26%1993
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae282021+46%1993
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae252021+118%1993
Steller's JayCorvidae242021-34%1993
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae222021+160%1993
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae162021-65%1993
Canada GooseAnatidae162021+225%1995
Warbling VireoVireonidae152021+71%1993
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae142021+325%1993
American RobinTurdidae122021+18%1993
Varied ThrushTurdidae112021+50%1995
Pine SiskinFringillidae92021+133%1994
Brown CreeperCerthiidae72021+83%1993
MallardAnatidae72021+175%1995
Red-breasted SapsuckerPicidae62021+0%1993
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae62021-50%1993
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae52021-8%1993
Canada JayCorvidae52021-56%1993
Song SparrowPasserellidae52021+0%1993
Red CrossbillFringillidae52013+78%1994
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae42021-14%1996
Fox SparrowPasserellidae42021-45%1993
Cassin's VireoVireonidae42021+140%1995
Mountain ChickadeeParidae42021+267%2003
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae32021-57%1993
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae32021+43%1993
Pacific WrenTroglodytidae32021+21%1993
Yellow WarblerParulidae32021+100%1994
Barrow's GoldeneyeAnatidae32006-17%1997
Wood DuckAnatidae32021n/an/a
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae22002-89%1995
Mountain QuailOdontophoridae22012-13%1993
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae22021-85%1993
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae22021-20%1993
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae22021-72%1993
Tree SwallowHirundinidae22021-50%1993

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.