BBS Route · Oregon · BCR 5
Elkton Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 118 species recorded across 39 survey years, still active.
118Species Recorded
39Years Surveyed
1972–2024Span
10Observers
Bird Species Found on Oregon Elkton
Top 40 of 118 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Robin | Turdidae | 54 | 2024 | -36% | 1974 | |
| Chestnut-backed Chickadee | Paridae | 52 | 2024 | +71% | 1974 | |
| Steller's Jay | Corvidae | 45 | 2024 | +148% | 1974 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 42 | 2024 | +21% | 1974 | |
| Western Tanager | Cardinalidae | 38 | 2024 | +322% | 1974 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 37 | 2024 | -40% | 1974 | |
| Swainson's Thrush | Turdidae | 36 | 2024 | +16% | 1974 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 32 | 2024 | +162% | 1974 | |
| Western Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 30 | 2024 | +3% | 1974 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 30 | 2024 | -38% | 1974 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 27 | 2024 | +150% | 1974 | |
| Spotted Towhee | Passerellidae | 25 | 2024 | +28% | 1974 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 23 | 2024 | +364% | 1974 | |
| Black-headed Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 22 | 2024 | +167% | 1974 | |
| Violet-green Swallow | Hirundinidae | 22 | 2024 | +235% | 1974 | |
| Wrentit | Sylviidae | 22 | 2024 | +478% | 1975 | |
| Bushtit | Aegithalidae | 22 | 2024 | +75% | 1976 | |
| Lazuli Bunting | Cardinalidae | 21 | 2024 | +4% | 1974 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 21 | 2024 | +920% | 1976 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 16 | 2024 | -12% | 1974 | |
| Orange-crowned Warbler | Parulidae | 14 | 2024 | -37% | 1974 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 14 | 2024 | -31% | 1974 | |
| California Scrub-Jay | Corvidae | 12 | 2024 | +350% | 1975 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 11 | 2024 | +130% | 1974 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 10 | 2024 | -14% | 1975 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 9 | 2024 | +115% | 1974 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 9 | 2024 | -69% | 1974 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 9 | 2024 | +91% | 1976 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 8 | 2024 | -53% | 1975 | |
| Band-tailed Pigeon | Columbidae | 7 | 2024 | +160% | 1974 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 7 | 2024 | +27% | 1978 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2024 | +57% | 1977 | |
| Western Bluebird | Turdidae | 6 | 2024 | +86% | 2008 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 5 | 2024 | -6% | 1974 | |
| Willow Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2024 | -70% | 1974 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 5 | 2024 | +180% | 1980 | |
| Brown Creeper | Certhiidae | 5 | 2024 | -18% | 1974 | |
| Evening Grosbeak | Fringillidae | 5 | 2023 | +333% | 2006 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 4 | 2024 | +0% | 1974 | |
| Vaux's Swift | Apodidae | 4 | 2023 | +20% | 1982 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.