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BBS Route · Oregon · BCR 5

Clearwater Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 95 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.

95Species 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 →
25Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1991–2025Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Oregon Clearwater

Top 40 of 95 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
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae382025+168%1993
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae272025+146%1993
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae232025+61%1993
Steller's JayCorvidae222025-33%1993
Hermit ThrushTurdidae202025+60%1993
Brown CreeperCerthiidae162025+333%1993
Canada GooseAnatidae162021+225%1995
American RobinTurdidae152025+3%1993
Western TanagerCardinalidae92025+14%1993
Mountain ChickadeeParidae82025+400%2003
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae72025+140%1993
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae62021-50%1993
Pacific WrenTroglodytidae62025-16%1993
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae52021-8%1993
Red CrossbillFringillidae52013+78%1994
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae42021-14%1996
Fox SparrowPasserellidae42021-45%1993
Cassin's VireoVireonidae42021+140%1995
Hermit WarblerParulidae42025+47%1993
OspreyPandionidae32025+20%1993
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae32021-57%1993
Common RavenCorvidae32025+29%1994
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae32021+43%1993
Yellow WarblerParulidae32025+75%2011
Barrow's GoldeneyeAnatidae32006-17%1997
Wood DuckAnatidae32021n/an/a
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae22002-89%1995
Mountain QuailOdontophoridae22012-13%1993
Red-breasted SapsuckerPicidae22025-18%1993
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae22021-85%1993
Pine SiskinFringillidae22025+100%1994
Song SparrowPasserellidae22025+0%1993
Tree SwallowHirundinidae22021-50%1993
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae22025-68%1994
Warbling VireoVireonidae22025+41%1993
BushtitAegithalidae22012-43%1996
Spotted SandpiperScolopacidae22021+20%1995
Varied ThrushTurdidae22025+17%1995
Townsend's SolitaireTurdidae22025-38%1997
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22006-43%2001

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