BBS Route · Oregon · BCR 10

Malheur Res. Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 46 species recorded across 2 survey years, no longer active.

Bird Species Found on Oregon Malheur Res.

Top 40 of 46 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Malheur Res. 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
Horned LarkAlaudidae2712023+74%2022
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae1252023+56%2022
Common RavenCorvidae672023+644%2022
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae462023-33%2022
European StarlingSturnidae422023+600%2022
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae382023+46%2022
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae362023+100%2022
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae202023n/an/a
Mourning DoveColumbidae182023+350%2022
Canada GooseAnatidae182023n/an/a
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae142023+56%2022
Sage ThrasherMimidae142023+40%2022
California QuailOdontophoridae132023-41%2022
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae92023+80%2022
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae92023n/an/a
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae82023-27%2022
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae72023-30%2022
Bald EagleAccipitridae72023+40%2022
KilldeerCharadriidae52023-17%2022
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae42023+0%2022
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae32022n/an/a
Gray FlycatcherTyrannidae32023+50%2022
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae32023-25%2022
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae32023+200%2022
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32023+200%2022
MallardAnatidae32023n/an/a
Rock WrenTroglodytidae32023n/an/a
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae22022n/an/a
American KestrelFalconidae22023+100%2022
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22023+100%2022
Song SparrowPasserellidae22022n/an/a
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae22022n/an/a
American RobinTurdidae22022n/an/a
Sandhill CraneGruidae22023n/an/a
Prairie FalconFalconidae22023n/an/a
Northern HarrierAccipitridae12023-67%2022
Ferruginous HawkAccipitridae12023-86%2022
Golden EagleAccipitridae12023-83%2022
Western KingbirdTyrannidae12023-50%2022
Lark SparrowPasserellidae12023-80%2022

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