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BBS Route · Oregon · BCR 5

Elkton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 118 species recorded across 40 survey years, still active.

118Species 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 →
40Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1972–2025Span
10Observers

Bird Species Found on Oregon Elkton

Top 40 of 118 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Elkton 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
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae612025+163%1974
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae482025+39%1974
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae472025+385%1974
Barn SwallowHirundinidae472025+491%1976
American RobinTurdidae442025-35%1974
European StarlingSturnidae372025+169%1974
Steller's JayCorvidae362025+144%1974
Spotted TowheePasserellidae362025+57%1974
Western TanagerCardinalidae352025+365%1974
American CrowCorvidae322025-36%1974
Song SparrowPasserellidae322025+15%1974
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae292025-2%1974
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae282025-15%1974
WrentitSylviidae262025+633%1975
BushtitAegithalidae222024+75%1976
Turkey VultureCathartidae192025+391%1974
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae192025+137%1974
Warbling VireoVireonidae17202511×1976
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae162025+10%1974
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae152025+400%1980
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae132025+254%1974
Western KingbirdTyrannidae122025+171%1977
California Scrub-JayCorvidae122025+517%1975
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae102025+250%1974
American GoldfinchFringillidae102025-66%1974
Common YellowthroatParulidae102025+190%1974
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102025-9%1975
House FinchFringillidae92025+91%1978
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae82025-46%1974
Tree SwallowHirundinidae82024-53%1975
Spotted SandpiperScolopacidae62025+46%1974
Mourning DoveColumbidae62025-18%1974
Common RavenCorvidae62025+140%1976
Western BluebirdTurdidae62024+86%2008
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae52025+115%1974
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae52025+25%2022
KilldeerCharadriidae42025+50%1977
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42025+33%1974
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae42025-72%1974
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae42025-31%1974

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