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BBS Route · Oregon · BCR 10

Howard Mdws. Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 77 species recorded across 17 survey years, still active.

77Species 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 →
17Years 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
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Oregon Howard Mdws.

Top 40 of 77 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Howard Mdws. 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
Pine SiskinFringillidae382025-61%1994
Mountain ChickadeeParidae322025+11%1994
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae302025-9%1994
American RobinTurdidae302025-66%1994
Western TanagerCardinalidae282025-2%1994
Red CrossbillFringillidae282025-25%1996
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae202025-85%1994
Hermit ThrushTurdidae192025-62%1994
Cassin's FinchFringillidae112025-48%1994
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae102025-5%1994
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae92025-19%1994
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae82025-69%1994
Dusky GrousePhasianidae82025+200%2019
Common RavenCorvidae62025+43%1994
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae62019+100%1994
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52025+88%1996
Lincoln's SparrowPasserellidae52008+150%1994
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42025-41%1994
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae42025-68%1996
Steller's JayCorvidae42025-63%1994
Cassin's VireoVireonidae42025+70%1994
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae41994-50%1992
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae42025-13%1994
Ruffed GrousePhasianidae42019+0%1999
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae42019+100%2003
Williamson's SapsuckerPicidae32025-33%1994
Vaux's SwiftApodidae32007+73%1998
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae31996-83%1992
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae31992n/an/a
Western BluebirdTurdidae32019+50%1996
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae32025+0%1996
Yellow WarblerParulidae32001+50%1994
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae21994+100%1992
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae22025+225%2005
Spotted TowheePasserellidae21994+100%1992
Townsend's WarblerParulidae22025-70%1994
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae22025-25%1996
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae22025-83%1994
Brown CreeperCerthiidae22024+67%1994
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae22025-56%1994

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