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BBS Route · Oregon · BCR 9

Modoc Point Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 160 species recorded across 44 survey years, no longer active.

160Species 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 →
44Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2018Span
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Bird Species Found on Oregon Modoc Point

Top 40 of 160 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Modoc Point 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae5382018+354%1971
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae1342018-60%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae792018+18%1971
European StarlingSturnidae672018+32%1971
Tree SwallowHirundinidae55201811×1971
Bank SwallowHirundinidae472014+467%1971
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae432018-22%1971
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae362018-48%1971
Western GrebePodicipedidae332018-39%1988
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae312018+407%1971
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae302018-60%1971
House SparrowPasseridae292018+2%1971
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae232018+282%2011
American GoldfinchFringillidae212018+660%1975
Ring-necked DuckAnatidae212018+85%2001
American RobinTurdidae182018-25%1971
BuffleheadAnatidae182000+800%1976
Song SparrowPasserellidae172018+346%1971
Great EgretArdeidae172018+640%1977
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae162018-71%1971
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae162018-80%1971
Yellow WarblerParulidae142018+179%1971
Franklin's GullLaridae132009n/an/a
American White PelicanPelecanidae122018-68%1972
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae112018+325%1971
House FinchFringillidae112018-66%1971
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae112018-30%1975
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae102018+55%1971
Tricolored BlackbirdIcteridae10199230×1972
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae102018+329%1979
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae102014+117%1977
Spotted TowheePasserellidae92018+400%1973
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92018-83%1971
Mountain ChickadeeParidae82018+117%1982
California Scrub-JayCorvidae82018+433%1977
Northern PintailAnatidae81972n/an/a
Turkey VultureCathartidae82018+163%1975
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae82018+33%1991
Canada GooseAnatidae72018-11%1971
Common RavenCorvidae62018+267%1984

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