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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 16 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 →
16Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2024Span
5Observers

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
Western TanagerCardinalidae242024-12%1994
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae202024-30%1994
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae182024+3%1994
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae162024-85%1994
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae162024-17%1994
Mountain ChickadeeParidae162024-9%1994
Townsend's WarblerParulidae142024-54%1994
American RobinTurdidae142024-73%1994
Red CrossbillFringillidae142024-55%1996
Pine SiskinFringillidae132024-85%1994
Hermit ThrushTurdidae122024-64%1994
Warbling VireoVireonidae122024+333%1996
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae102024+200%2005
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82024+88%1996
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae72024-31%1994
Cassin's FinchFringillidae62024-52%1994
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae62019+100%1994
Lincoln's SparrowPasserellidae52008+150%1994
Steller's JayCorvidae42019-54%1994
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae41994-50%1992
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae42019-11%1996
Ruffed GrousePhasianidae42019+0%1999
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae42019+100%2003
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32024-41%1994
Vaux's SwiftApodidae32007+73%1998
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae31996-83%1992
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae31992n/an/a
Cassin's VireoVireonidae32024+50%1994
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae32019-83%1994
Western BluebirdTurdidae32019+50%1996
Yellow WarblerParulidae32001+50%1994
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae21994+100%1992
Canada JayCorvidae22024-56%1996
Spotted TowheePasserellidae21994+100%1992
Brown CreeperCerthiidae22024+67%1994
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae21994n/an/a
Pacific WrenTroglodytidae22019+0%1999
Varied ThrushTurdidae21999+100%1998
Great Horned OwlStrigidae21999n/an/a
Pygmy NuthatchSittidae22024n/an/a

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.