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BBS Route · Oregon · BCR 9

Pendleton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 112 species recorded across 43 survey years, still active.

112Species 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 →
43Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1972–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on Oregon Pendleton

Top 40 of 112 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Pendleton 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
European StarlingSturnidae532024+191%1980
American White PelicanPelecanidae522014n/an/a
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae462024+17%1979
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae402024+658%1980
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae322024-28%1979
American RobinTurdidae302024-15%1979
Mourning DoveColumbidae272024-35%1979
California QuailOdontophoridae232024-18%1979
Yellow WarblerParulidae222024+216%1979
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae182024+149%1980
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae182024+236%1980
Horned LarkAlaudidae162024+23%1979
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae152024+100%1980
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae132024+309%1985
House SparrowPasseridae112024-60%1979
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae92024+640%1982
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae82024-49%1979
KilldeerCharadriidae82024-52%1980
American KestrelFalconidae82024-6%1980
American CrowCorvidae82024-19%1981
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae72024+0%1979
Western KingbirdTyrannidae72024-53%1980
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae72024+50%1980
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72024-54%1980
Song SparrowPasserellidae72024+35%1980
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae72024+175%1982
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae72024+58%2006
House FinchFringillidae62024+57%1983
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae61994+40%1988
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae52024-81%1979
American GoldfinchFringillidae52024-69%1980
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae52024+0%1982
Bank SwallowHirundinidae52024+330%1982
Northern HarrierAccipitridae52024+75%1988
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae42024-32%1979
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae42011+300%2007
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae42007n/an/a
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32024+11%1979
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32024-14%1981
Rock WrenTroglodytidae32024+20%1982

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