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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 160 species recorded across 44 survey years, no longer active.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 Recorded
44Years Surveyed
1969–2018Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Oregon Modoc Point
Top 40 of 160 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 538 | 2018 | +354% | 1971 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 134 | 2018 | -60% | 1971 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 79 | 2018 | +18% | 1971 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 67 | 2018 | +32% | 1971 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 55 | 2018 | 11× | 1971 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 47 | 2014 | +467% | 1971 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 43 | 2018 | -22% | 1971 | |
| Black-billed Magpie | Corvidae | 36 | 2018 | -48% | 1971 | |
| Western Grebe | Podicipedidae | 33 | 2018 | -39% | 1988 | |
| Western Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 31 | 2018 | +407% | 1971 | |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Icteridae | 30 | 2018 | -60% | 1971 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 29 | 2018 | +2% | 1971 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 23 | 2018 | +282% | 2011 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 21 | 2018 | +660% | 1975 | |
| Ring-necked Duck | Anatidae | 21 | 2018 | +85% | 2001 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 18 | 2018 | -25% | 1971 | |
| Bufflehead | Anatidae | 18 | 2000 | +800% | 1976 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 17 | 2018 | +346% | 1971 | |
| Great Egret | Ardeidae | 17 | 2018 | +640% | 1977 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 16 | 2018 | -71% | 1971 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 16 | 2018 | -80% | 1971 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 14 | 2018 | +179% | 1971 | |
| Franklin's Gull | Laridae | 13 | 2009 | n/a | n/a | |
| American White Pelican | Pelecanidae | 12 | 2018 | -68% | 1972 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 11 | 2018 | +325% | 1971 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 11 | 2018 | -66% | 1971 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 11 | 2018 | -30% | 1975 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 10 | 2018 | +55% | 1971 | |
| Tricolored Blackbird | Icteridae | 10 | 1992 | 30× | 1972 | |
| Lazuli Bunting | Cardinalidae | 10 | 2018 | +329% | 1979 | |
| Bewick's Wren | Troglodytidae | 10 | 2014 | +117% | 1977 | |
| Spotted Towhee | Passerellidae | 9 | 2018 | +400% | 1973 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 9 | 2018 | -83% | 1971 | |
| Mountain Chickadee | Paridae | 8 | 2018 | +117% | 1982 | |
| California Scrub-Jay | Corvidae | 8 | 2018 | +433% | 1977 | |
| Northern Pintail | Anatidae | 8 | 1972 | n/a | n/a | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 8 | 2018 | +163% | 1975 | |
| Lesser Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 8 | 2018 | +33% | 1991 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 7 | 2018 | -11% | 1971 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 6 | 2018 | +267% | 1984 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.