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BBS Route · Oregon · BCR 5

Elk Lake Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 44 survey years, still active.

98Species 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 →
44Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1972–2024Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Oregon Elk Lake

Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Elk Lake 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
Mountain ChickadeeParidae192024-65%1974
American RobinTurdidae172024-35%1974
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae162024-8%1974
Western TanagerCardinalidae112024-82%1974
Hermit ThrushTurdidae102024-75%1974
Steller's JayCorvidae82024+60%1975
Red CrossbillFringillidae82023-76%1974
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae82024-70%1974
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae72024+46%1974
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae72024+88%1974
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae62008+167%2003
Pine SiskinFringillidae52024-67%1974
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae52016+57%1986
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae52016+120%1991
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42024-62%1974
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae42024-59%1974
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae42024-69%1974
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae42018+300%1976
Ring-necked DuckAnatidae42024-6%1991
Pygmy NuthatchSittidae42022+33%2004
MallardAnatidae32024+0%2001
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32019+100%1975
Brown CreeperCerthiidae32024+11%1976
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae32024+50%1975
Townsend's SolitaireTurdidae32024+25%1974
BuffleheadAnatidae31986-50%1977
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae32004+100%1980
Red-naped SapsuckerPicidae32001+100%1981
Cassin's VireoVireonidae32022+25%1994
Wilson's WarblerParulidae32011+100%2003
Turkey VultureCathartidae32024+50%2001
Sooty GrousePhasianidae21995+67%1981
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae22024-79%1974
Canada JayCorvidae22023-64%1974
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae22024+0%1975
Fox SparrowPasserellidae22023-47%1974
Tree SwallowHirundinidae22021+333%1974
Hermit WarblerParulidae22022-50%1974
Barn SwallowHirundinidae22007-38%1976
Yellow WarblerParulidae22021+50%1977

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