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BBS Route · Oregon · BCR 9

Montague Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 54 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.

54Species 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 →
29Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1974–2025Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Oregon Montague

Top 40 of 54 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Montague 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 LarkAlaudidae1422025-24%1976
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae1132025-61%1976
European StarlingSturnidae372025+27%1976
Ring-billed GullLaridae33198912×1979
Common RavenCorvidae302025+16%1976
Mourning DoveColumbidae262025-4%1976
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae192025+31%1976
Western KingbirdTyrannidae152025-62%1976
Rock PigeonColumbidae142025+367%1992
Barn SwallowHirundinidae132025-59%1976
House SparrowPasseridae132025+39%1976
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae92025-55%1976
California QuailOdontophoridae82025+10%1976
House FinchFringillidae72025+100%1978
ChukarPhasianidae72025-13%1979
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae62025-35%2018
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae52025+200%1976
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae52025+200%1977
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae52025-47%1979
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae52025+400%1982
American RobinTurdidae42025+50%1977
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae42025-86%1979
KilldeerCharadriidae32025+0%1976
Rock WrenTroglodytidae32025+25%1980
Great Horned OwlStrigidae32024+0%1998
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae22018-60%1977
Ferruginous HawkAccipitridae22025-20%1993
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae22025+0%1976
Lark SparrowPasserellidae22025-55%1976
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae22025-29%1979
MallardAnatidae21979n/an/a
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae21987-33%1980
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae21996n/an/a
Northern HarrierAccipitridae12025-50%1980
American KestrelFalconidae12024-50%1976
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae12025+25%1979
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae12025-57%1976
Burrowing OwlStrigidae11987-71%1977
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae12018+86%1978
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae11979n/an/a

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