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BBS Route · Oregon · BCR 10

Desolation Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 74 species recorded across 5 survey years, still active.

74Species 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 →
5Years 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
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Oregon Desolation

Top 40 of 74 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Desolation 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 RobinTurdidae372025+11%1998
Pine SiskinFringillidae282025-18%1999
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae202025+38%1998
Townsend's WarblerParulidae182025-17%1998
Hermit ThrushTurdidae182025+25%1998
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae172025+10%1999
Western TanagerCardinalidae162025+34%1998
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae161993n/an/a
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae112025+283%1998
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae91999+350%1993
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae92025+24%1999
Mountain ChickadeeParidae82025+33%1998
Red CrossbillFringillidae62025-38%1998
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae52007+80%1998
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52007+67%1998
Purple FinchFringillidae51993n/an/a
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae52025+43%1999
Red-naped SapsuckerPicidae41998+300%1993
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42025+75%1998
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae42025-17%1998
Steller's JayCorvidae42025-8%1998
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae42007+150%1998
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae41993n/an/a
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae42025+85%1998
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae42025-60%1998
Spotted TowheePasserellidae42025+50%1999
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae32025-22%1998
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae31998+200%1993
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae32025+25%1998
Common RavenCorvidae32025-36%1998
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae32007+50%1993
Yellow WarblerParulidae31999+0%1993
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae31999-75%1998
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32025-50%1999
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae31999n/an/a
Black-backed WoodpeckerPicidae32007n/an/a
Spotted SandpiperScolopacidae22025+0%1998
Mourning DoveColumbidae21998n/an/a
Canada JayCorvidae22007-33%1998
Tree SwallowHirundinidae21999+0%1998

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