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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 114 species recorded across 22 survey years, no longer active.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 Recorded
22Years Surveyed
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.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 102 | 2001 | -13% | 1974 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 37 | 2001 | -68% | 1974 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 27 | 2001 | +6% | 1974 | |
| California Scrub-Jay | Corvidae | 23 | 2001 | +171% | 1974 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 21 | 2001 | -51% | 1974 | |
| Spotted Towhee | Passerellidae | 21 | 2001 | +3% | 1974 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 18 | 2001 | -39% | 1974 | |
| Black-headed Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 18 | 2001 | -23% | 1974 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 17 | 2001 | +218% | 1974 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 16 | 2001 | -27% | 1974 | |
| Acorn Woodpecker | Picidae | 15 | 2001 | +210% | 1975 | |
| Western Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 12 | 2001 | -74% | 1974 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 11 | 2001 | -79% | 1974 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 10 | 2001 | +295% | 1975 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 10 | 2001 | +38% | 1974 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 8 | 2001 | -65% | 1986 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 8 | 2001 | -67% | 1974 | |
| Western Bluebird | Turdidae | 8 | 2001 | +200% | 1976 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 7 | 2001 | -61% | 1974 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 7 | 2001 | +160% | 1975 | |
| Lesser Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 7 | 2001 | -69% | 1974 | |
| Lazuli Bunting | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2001 | -67% | 1974 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 7 | 2001 | +6% | 1974 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 7 | 2000 | +93% | 1977 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 6 | 2001 | -68% | 1974 | |
| California Quail | Odontophoridae | 6 | 2001 | -72% | 1974 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2001 | -22% | 1974 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2001 | -34% | 1974 | |
| Pine Siskin | Fringillidae | 6 | 1999 | +122% | 1985 | |
| Steller's Jay | Corvidae | 5 | 2001 | -50% | 1974 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 5 | 1992 | +0% | 1974 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2000 | -50% | 1974 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2001 | -20% | 1976 | |
| Northern Pintail | Anatidae | 4 | 1984 | -20% | 1973 | |
| Wood Duck | Anatidae | 4 | 2001 | +20% | 1978 | |
| Tricolored Blackbird | Icteridae | 4 | 1974 | n/a | n/a | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 4 | 2001 | +267% | 1986 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 3 | 2001 | +100% | 1981 | |
| Mountain Quail | Odontophoridae | 3 | 1991 | -63% | 1974 | |
| Western Tanager | Cardinalidae | 3 | 2001 | -74% | 1974 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.