BBS Route · Oregon · BCR 10
Hells Canyon Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 85 species recorded across 8 survey years, still active.
85Species Recorded
8Years Surveyed
1992–2022Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Oregon Hells Canyon
Top 40 of 85 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Robin | Turdidae | 71 | 2022 | +20% | 1996 | |
| Western Tanager | Cardinalidae | 35 | 2022 | +46% | 1996 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 35 | 2022 | +36% | 1996 | |
| Lazuli Bunting | Cardinalidae | 29 | 2022 | +172% | 1996 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 25 | 2022 | -14% | 1996 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 22 | 2022 | +143% | 1996 | |
| Pine Siskin | Fringillidae | 21 | 2022 | -28% | 1996 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 21 | 2022 | +55% | 1996 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 19 | 2022 | +850% | 1998 | |
| Swainson's Thrush | Turdidae | 18 | 2022 | -4% | 1996 | |
| American White Pelican | Pelecanidae | 18 | 1998 | n/a | n/a | |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 17 | 2022 | -17% | 1996 | |
| Mountain Chickadee | Paridae | 16 | 2022 | +155% | 1996 | |
| Hammond's Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 11 | 2022 | -60% | 1996 | |
| Spotted Towhee | Passerellidae | 11 | 2022 | +50% | 1996 | |
| Townsend's Warbler | Parulidae | 11 | 2022 | +0% | 1996 | |
| Cassin's Vireo | Vireonidae | 10 | 2022 | -54% | 1996 | |
| Hermit Thrush | Turdidae | 9 | 2022 | +253% | 1998 | |
| MacGillivray's Warbler | Parulidae | 8 | 2022 | +275% | 1996 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 7 | 1998 | +75% | 1995 | |
| Dusky Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2022 | -49% | 1996 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 6 | 2022 | +31% | 1998 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 5 | 2022 | +63% | 1996 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2021 | +25% | 1995 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 4 | 2022 | +150% | 1996 | |
| Western Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2022 | -82% | 1996 | |
| Cassin's Finch | Fringillidae | 4 | 2022 | -73% | 1996 | |
| Red Crossbill | Fringillidae | 4 | 2022 | -83% | 1996 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 4 | 2022 | +0% | 1995 | |
| Rock Wren | Troglodytidae | 4 | 2007 | -46% | 1996 | |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet | Regulidae | 4 | 2022 | -31% | 1996 | |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | Regulidae | 4 | 2022 | -78% | 1996 | |
| Wilson's Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2022 | +150% | 2005 | |
| Nashville Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2022 | -29% | 2005 | |
| Hairy Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2022 | -42% | 1998 | |
| Olive-sided Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 1996 | +50% | 1992 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 3 | 2022 | -41% | 1996 | |
| Black-headed Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 3 | 2022 | -6% | 1998 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 3 | 2022 | +67% | 1998 | |
| Townsend's Solitaire | Turdidae | 3 | 2022 | +200% | 2005 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.