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BBS Route · Oregon · BCR 9

Fish Lake Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 145 species recorded across 42 survey years, still active.

145Species 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 →
42Years 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
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Oregon Fish Lake

Top 40 of 145 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Fish Lake 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
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae1662025+139%1987
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1542025-45%1974
American CootRallidae1212024+68%1974
Canada GooseAnatidae1152025+668%1976
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae662025+751%1974
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae642025+125%1974
Turkey VultureCathartidae642025+80%1979
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae612025-78%1974
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae422021+657%1974
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae392025+56%1974
Common YellowthroatParulidae362025+356%1974
MallardAnatidae332025+160%1974
Green-winged TealAnatidae312025+725%1976
Yellow WarblerParulidae302025+185%1974
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae302025+580%1978
Song SparrowPasserellidae292025+419%1974
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae282025-45%1974
Mourning DoveColumbidae272025+260%1974
Great EgretArdeidae252022+460%1977
Ring-billed GullLaridae211998+443%1991
Sandhill CraneGruidae192024-64%1974
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae192025-17%1974
American CrowCorvidae182025+709%1979
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae182025+30%1974
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae182025+185%1974
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae162025-68%1974
American RobinTurdidae162025-10%1974
Horned LarkAlaudidae152024+50%1974
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132025-16%1976
Ruddy DuckAnatidae112023+164%1976
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae112025-56%1974
Northern PintailAnatidae102024+7%1974
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae102025+500%1974
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae92025+67%1976
SoraRallidae82025+0%1974
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae82025+257%1979
BushtitAegithalidae82021+5%1997
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae72024+120%1977
Tree SwallowHirundinidae72025-44%1974
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae72025-36%1974

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