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BBS Route · Oregon · BCR 10

Hells Canyon Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 87 species recorded across 9 survey years, still active.

87Species 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 →
9Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Oregon Hells Canyon

Top 40 of 87 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Hells Canyon 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
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae672025+272%1996
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae422025+21%1996
American RobinTurdidae412025+29%1996
Western TanagerCardinalidae392025+11%1996
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae322025-8%1996
Yellow WarblerParulidae292025+81%1996
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae222025+138%1996
Warbling VireoVireonidae202025+167%1996
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae192025+32%1996
American White PelicanPelecanidae181998n/an/a
Spotted TowheePasserellidae162025+29%1996
Song SparrowPasserellidae152025+52%1996
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae142025-29%1996
Cassin's FinchFringillidae112025-57%1996
Red CrossbillFringillidae112025-85%1996
Pine SiskinFringillidae112025-30%1996
Cassin's VireoVireonidae112025-41%1996
Townsend's WarblerParulidae112025+27%1996
Mountain ChickadeeParidae92025+80%1996
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae92025+133%2021
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae82025-62%1996
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae71998+75%1995
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae62025+88%1996
American GoldfinchFringillidae62022+31%1998
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae62025n/an/a
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42025-76%1996
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae42025-74%1996
Wilson's WarblerParulidae42022+150%2005
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae32022-42%1998
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae31996+50%1992
Common RavenCorvidae32025-8%1996
American CrowCorvidae32022-41%1996
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae32025-75%1996
Townsend's SolitaireTurdidae32022+200%2005
VeeryTurdidae32025+150%1995
Hermit ThrushTurdidae32025+12%1998
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae32022+50%1998
Lewis's WoodpeckerPicidae32022-25%2007
Williamson's SapsuckerPicidae22025+50%2005
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae22025+40%1998

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