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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 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 →
4Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2007Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Oregon Desolation

Top 40 of 72 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
Western TanagerCardinalidae632007+53%1998
American RobinTurdidae452007+81%1998
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae352007+60%1998
Mountain ChickadeeParidae322007+50%1998
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae202007+146%1998
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae192007+143%1998
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae162007+92%1998
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae161993n/an/a
Red CrossbillFringillidae152007-38%1998
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae122007+350%1998
Hermit ThrushTurdidae122007-8%1998
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae122007-8%1998
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae91999+350%1993
Steller's JayCorvidae82007+8%1998
Song SparrowPasserellidae81999+700%1998
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae81999+14%1998
Common RavenCorvidae62007-36%1998
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae62007-33%1993
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae61999n/an/a
Spotted SandpiperScolopacidae51999+150%1993
Williamson's SapsuckerPicidae52007+400%1993
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae52007+80%1998
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52007+67%1998
Purple FinchFringillidae51993n/an/a
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae52007+150%1998
Townsend's SolitaireTurdidae52007+400%1999
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae42007+56%1998
Red-naped SapsuckerPicidae41998+300%1993
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae42007+150%1998
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae41993n/an/a
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae42007-71%1993
Pine SiskinFringillidae42007-82%1998
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32007+0%1998
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae31998+200%1993
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae32007+50%1993
Yellow WarblerParulidae31999+0%1993
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae31999-75%1998
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae31999n/an/a
Black-backed WoodpeckerPicidae32007n/an/a
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae22007+150%1998

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