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BBS Route · Oregon · BCR 9

Joseph Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 131 species recorded across 52 survey years, still active.

131Species 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 →
52Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1971–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Oregon Joseph

Top 40 of 131 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Joseph 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
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae2292025+100%1973
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1212025-50%1973
American RobinTurdidae462025-24%1973
European StarlingSturnidae412025-63%1973
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae232025+30%1973
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae162025-67%1973
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae152025+50%1973
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae152025-74%1973
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae152025+63%1973
Horned LarkAlaudidae152010-30%1974
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae132025+50%1974
Common MerganserAnatidae132024+100%1982
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae112025+38%2024
Common RavenCorvidae92025+40%1976
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92025-38%1973
Bald EagleAccipitridae92025+240%2008
Yellow WarblerParulidae82025-71%1973
House SparrowPasseridae82025-72%1973
Golden EagleAccipitridae82025+325%1980
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae72025+243%1974
Warbling VireoVireonidae72025+150%1973
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae72025+114%1974
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae72025+23%1974
American KestrelFalconidae62025+33%1974
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae62025-50%1973
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62025-12%1979
Hooded MerganserAnatidae62005n/an/a
Mourning DoveColumbidae52025+92%1973
Varied ThrushTurdidae51984+25%1982
OspreyPandionidae52025+200%2008
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae42025-70%1973
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae42025-61%1973
Common YellowthroatParulidae42022+100%1973
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae42012+20%1991
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae41973n/an/a
Spotted TowheePasserellidae42015+100%2012
Short-eared OwlStrigidae41977n/an/a
Gray PartridgePhasianidae42013-13%1983
Canada GooseAnatidae42025+0%2005
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae41985n/an/a

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