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BBS Route · Oregon · BCR 9

Montague Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 53 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.

53Species 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1974–2024Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Oregon Montague

Top 40 of 53 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 LarkAlaudidae1312024-46%1976
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae402024-79%1976
Common RavenCorvidae392024-25%1976
Ring-billed GullLaridae33198912×1979
Mourning DoveColumbidae262024-21%1976
Rock PigeonColumbidae252024+275%1992
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae222024-19%1976
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae92024-47%1976
House FinchFringillidae92024+85%1978
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae82024+267%1982
Western KingbirdTyrannidae72024-75%1976
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae72024+40%2018
ChukarPhasianidae52024-53%1979
House SparrowPasseridae42024+11%1976
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32017+50%1979
Great Horned OwlStrigidae32024+0%1998
Sage ThrasherMimidae32019+67%1994
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae22018-60%1977
KilldeerCharadriidae22024-15%1976
Barn SwallowHirundinidae22024-70%1976
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae22024-71%1979
American RobinTurdidae22024+83%1977
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae22024-79%1979
MallardAnatidae21979n/an/a
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae21987-33%1980
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae21996n/an/a
California QuailOdontophoridae12024-50%1976
Northern HarrierAccipitridae12024+0%1980
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae12024+220%1976
Ferruginous HawkAccipitridae12023-40%1993
American KestrelFalconidae12024-50%1976
European StarlingSturnidae12024-22%1976
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae12018+25%1976
Lark SparrowPasserellidae12023-55%1976
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae12023-57%1976
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae12024+200%1977
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae12023+14%1979
Burrowing OwlStrigidae11987-71%1977
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae12018+86%1978
Rock WrenTroglodytidae12018-25%1980

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