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BBS Route · Oregon · BCR 5

Emigrant Lk Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 114 species recorded across 22 survey years, no longer active.

114Species 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 →
1972–2001Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Oregon Emigrant Lk

Top 40 of 114 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Emigrant Lk 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
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae1022001-13%1974
European StarlingSturnidae372001-68%1974
American CrowCorvidae272001+6%1974
California Scrub-JayCorvidae232001+171%1974
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae212001-51%1974
Spotted TowheePasserellidae212001+3%1974
House FinchFringillidae182001-39%1974
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae182001-23%1974
Tree SwallowHirundinidae172001+218%1974
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae162001-27%1974
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae152001+210%1975
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae122001-74%1974
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae112001-79%1974
MallardAnatidae102001+295%1975
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102001+38%1974
Canada GooseAnatidae82001-65%1986
American RobinTurdidae82001-67%1974
Western BluebirdTurdidae82001+200%1976
Mourning DoveColumbidae72001-61%1974
Turkey VultureCathartidae72001+160%1975
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae72001-69%1974
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae72001-67%1974
House SparrowPasseridae72001+6%1974
Rock PigeonColumbidae72000+93%1977
KilldeerCharadriidae62001-68%1974
California QuailOdontophoridae62001-72%1974
Western KingbirdTyrannidae62001-22%1974
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62001-34%1974
Pine SiskinFringillidae61999+122%1985
Steller's JayCorvidae52001-50%1974
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae51992+0%1974
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae42000-50%1974
Song SparrowPasserellidae42001-20%1976
Northern PintailAnatidae41984-20%1973
Wood DuckAnatidae42001+20%1978
Tricolored BlackbirdIcteridae41974n/an/a
Common RavenCorvidae42001+267%1986
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32001+100%1981
Mountain QuailOdontophoridae31991-63%1974
Western TanagerCardinalidae32001-74%1974

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