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Emigrant Lake 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 115 species recorded across 22 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 →
22Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2002–2024Span
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
European StarlingSturnidae392024+26%2004
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae262024+139%2004
American CrowCorvidae222024-24%2004
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae212024+19%2004
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae202024-19%2004
House SparrowPasseridae172024-60%2004
California Scrub-JayCorvidae142024+20%2004
Turkey VultureCathartidae132024+178%2004
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae122024-25%2004
Spotted TowheePasserellidae122024-9%2004
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae102024-73%2004
Western TanagerCardinalidae102024+21%2004
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae92024+120%2004
Tree SwallowHirundinidae82024-56%2004
Warbling VireoVireonidae82024+550%2004
Western KingbirdTyrannidae72024-20%2004
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72024-10%2004
BushtitAegithalidae72019+250%2004
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae62024+38%2004
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae62024+100%2006
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae52024+20%2004
California TowheePasserellidae52024+100%2004
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae52024+83%2005
American RobinTurdidae52024-13%2004
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae52024-22%2006
Townsend's WarblerParulidae52019+400%2009
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52024+633%2015
Mourning DoveColumbidae42024-17%2004
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae42002n/an/a
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42024+60%2004
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae42024-83%2005
Pine SiskinFringillidae42003n/an/a
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32024+60%2004
Steller's JayCorvidae32024-71%2004
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae32024-37%2004
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae32024-66%2004
House FinchFringillidae32024-92%2004
Lark SparrowPasserellidae32021+67%2004
Song SparrowPasserellidae32024-41%2004
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae32023+13%2004

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