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BBS Route · Oregon · BCR 5

Emigrant Lake 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 115 species recorded across 23 survey years, still active.

115Species 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 →
23Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2002–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Oregon Emigrant Lake 2

Top 40 of 115 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Emigrant Lake 2 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae422025+2%2004
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae182025+116%2004
California Scrub-JayCorvidae182025+14%2004
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae172025-74%2004
European StarlingSturnidae152025-1%2004
American CrowCorvidae132025-31%2004
American RobinTurdidae132025-10%2004
Spotted TowheePasserellidae102025-12%2004
Barn SwallowHirundinidae102025+6%2004
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae92025-23%2004
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae92025+16%2004
House SparrowPasseridae92025-59%2004
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae82025+200%2016
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72025-37%2004
House FinchFringillidae72025-88%2004
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72025+40%2004
Western TanagerCardinalidae72025+0%2004
BushtitAegithalidae72019+250%2004
Steller's JayCorvidae62025-60%2004
Western BluebirdTurdidae62025-56%2004
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae62025+33%2006
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae62025+600%2015
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae52025-68%2004
American GoldfinchFringillidae52025+60%2005
California TowheePasserellidae52025+71%2004
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52025-68%2004
Cassin's VireoVireonidae52025+14%2004
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae52024+83%2005
Oak TitmouseParidae52025+100%2006
Mountain ChickadeeParidae52025+100%2008
Townsend's WarblerParulidae52019+400%2009
Mourning DoveColumbidae42025-43%2004
Western KingbirdTyrannidae42025-30%2004
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae42002n/an/a
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae42025+133%2019
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32024+60%2004
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32025-74%2004
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae32025-52%2004
Song SparrowPasserellidae32025-59%2004
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae32025-74%2004

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