BBS Route · Oregon · BCR 10
Desolation Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 72 species recorded across 4 survey years, still active.
72Species Recorded
4Years Surveyed
1993–2007Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Oregon Desolation
Top 40 of 72 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Tanager | Cardinalidae | 63 | 2007 | +53% | 1998 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 45 | 2007 | +81% | 1998 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 35 | 2007 | +60% | 1998 | |
| Mountain Chickadee | Paridae | 32 | 2007 | +50% | 1998 | |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 20 | 2007 | +146% | 1998 | |
| Western Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 19 | 2007 | +143% | 1998 | |
| Dusky Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 16 | 2007 | +92% | 1998 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 16 | 1993 | n/a | n/a | |
| Red Crossbill | Fringillidae | 15 | 2007 | -38% | 1998 | |
| MacGillivray's Warbler | Parulidae | 12 | 2007 | +350% | 1998 | |
| Hermit Thrush | Turdidae | 12 | 2007 | -8% | 1998 | |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet | Regulidae | 12 | 2007 | -8% | 1998 | |
| Wilson's Snipe | Scolopacidae | 9 | 1999 | +350% | 1993 | |
| Steller's Jay | Corvidae | 8 | 2007 | +8% | 1998 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 1999 | +700% | 1998 | |
| Orange-crowned Warbler | Parulidae | 8 | 1999 | +14% | 1998 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 6 | 2007 | -36% | 1998 | |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | Regulidae | 6 | 2007 | -33% | 1993 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 6 | 1999 | n/a | n/a | |
| Spotted Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 5 | 1999 | +150% | 1993 | |
| Williamson's Sapsucker | Picidae | 5 | 2007 | +400% | 1993 | |
| Olive-sided Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2007 | +80% | 1998 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 5 | 2007 | +67% | 1998 | |
| Purple Finch | Fringillidae | 5 | 1993 | n/a | n/a | |
| Lazuli Bunting | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2007 | +150% | 1998 | |
| Townsend's Solitaire | Turdidae | 5 | 2007 | +400% | 1999 | |
| Hairy Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2007 | +56% | 1998 | |
| Red-naped Sapsucker | Picidae | 4 | 1998 | +300% | 1993 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 4 | 2007 | +150% | 1998 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 4 | 1993 | n/a | n/a | |
| Swainson's Thrush | Turdidae | 4 | 2007 | -71% | 1993 | |
| Pine Siskin | Fringillidae | 4 | 2007 | -82% | 1998 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2007 | +0% | 1998 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 3 | 1998 | +200% | 1993 | |
| Evening Grosbeak | Fringillidae | 3 | 2007 | +50% | 1993 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 1999 | +0% | 1993 | |
| Clark's Nutcracker | Corvidae | 3 | 1999 | -75% | 1998 | |
| Violet-green Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 1999 | n/a | n/a | |
| Black-backed Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2007 | n/a | n/a | |
| Hammond's Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2007 | +150% | 1998 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.