BBS Route · Oregon · BCR 9
Merrill Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 120 species recorded across 15 survey years, still active.
120Species Recorded
15Years Surveyed
1993–2022Span
6Observers
Bird Species Found on Oregon Merrill
Top 40 of 120 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 343 | 2022 | +23% | 1995 | |
| California Gull | Laridae | 250 | 2022 | +64% | 2005 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 163 | 2022 | -20% | 1995 | |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Icteridae | 141 | 2022 | +594% | 1996 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 134 | 2022 | 13× | 1997 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 98 | 2022 | -3% | 1995 | |
| White-faced Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 50 | 2022 | +118% | 2002 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 32 | 2022 | +226% | 2013 | |
| Sandhill Crane | Gruidae | 26 | 2022 | +344% | 1996 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 25 | 2022 | -54% | 1995 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 24 | 2022 | +104% | 1995 | |
| Black-billed Magpie | Corvidae | 23 | 2022 | +47% | 1995 | |
| Tricolored Blackbird | Icteridae | 20 | 2012 | -18% | 1995 | |
| American Avocet | Recurvirostridae | 20 | 2022 | +356% | 1997 | |
| Northern Shoveler | Anatidae | 18 | 2022 | +850% | 2004 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 16 | 2022 | -44% | 1995 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 15 | 2022 | -71% | 1995 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 14 | 2022 | -27% | 1995 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 13 | 2022 | -78% | 1995 | |
| Marsh Wren | Troglodytidae | 13 | 2022 | +200% | 1995 | |
| American White Pelican | Pelecanidae | 12 | 2018 | +153% | 1997 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 11 | 2022 | -88% | 1995 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 9 | 2022 | +269% | 1995 | |
| Gadwall | Anatidae | 9 | 2022 | -46% | 1997 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2022 | -24% | 1995 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2022 | +63% | 1995 | |
| Ring-billed Gull | Laridae | 6 | 2022 | +90% | 1995 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 6 | 2022 | -23% | 1995 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 6 | 2022 | +34% | 1995 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2022 | -51% | 1995 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 5 | 2018 | -67% | 1995 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2022 | +240% | 1995 | |
| Forster's Tern | Laridae | 5 | 2013 | +30% | 2004 | |
| Swainson's Hawk | Accipitridae | 5 | 2022 | +200% | 2006 | |
| American Wigeon | Anatidae | 5 | 2005 | n/a | n/a | |
| Wilson's Snipe | Scolopacidae | 4 | 2013 | -42% | 1996 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 4 | 2022 | +200% | 1994 | |
| Bald Eagle | Accipitridae | 4 | 2022 | +75% | 2002 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2022 | +17% | 1997 | |
| American Bittern | Ardeidae | 4 | 2013 | +300% | 1998 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.