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BBS Route · Oregon · BCR 9

Deschutes Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 104 species recorded across 35 survey years, still active.

104Species 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 →
35Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2025Span
11Observers

Bird Species Found on Oregon Deschutes

Top 40 of 104 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Deschutes 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
American RobinTurdidae582025-4%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae512025+586%1970
European StarlingSturnidae432025+96%1970
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae422025+103%2012
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae392025+283%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae362025+55%1970
House FinchFringillidae342025+52%1970
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae252025+9%1970
Mountain ChickadeeParidae212025+18%1970
Common RavenCorvidae21202521×1977
Canada GooseAnatidae212025+91%2010
California QuailOdontophoridae202025+373%1970
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae202025-77%1970
House SparrowPasseridae202025+282%1970
Gray FlycatcherTyrannidae192025+117%1970
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae182025+333%1970
Pinyon JayCorvidae162025+125%1971
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae162025-18%1970
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae152025-41%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae122025+854%1971
Cassin's FinchFringillidae122022-5%1990
Western KingbirdTyrannidae102025+118%1973
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae102025+130%2016
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92025+17%1970
American KestrelFalconidae82025+260%1970
Red CrossbillFringillidae82022-19%2010
Tree SwallowHirundinidae72025+780%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae72025-85%1972
California Scrub-JayCorvidae72025+31%2011
BuffleheadAnatidae72022n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae62025-50%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62025+100%1970
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae62025-29%1970
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae52025+20%1976
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42025-13%1970
Horned LarkAlaudidae42025-88%1970
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae42025-79%1971
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae41999+25%1972
MallardAnatidae42025+50%1976
Bank SwallowHirundinidae42010-62%1978

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