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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 44 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 →
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 →
1972–2025Span
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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
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae662025+35%1979
American White PelicanPelecanidae522014n/an/a
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae482025+160%1980
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae422025-26%1979
Mourning DoveColumbidae372025-20%1979
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae362025+563%1980
American RobinTurdidae352025-22%1979
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae312025+400%1981
Horned LarkAlaudidae252025+48%1979
European StarlingSturnidae232025+87%1980
Yellow WarblerParulidae222025+221%1979
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae192025-40%1979
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae172025+109%1980
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae162025+250%1980
House SparrowPasseridae152025-51%1979
Barn SwallowHirundinidae142025-16%1979
California QuailOdontophoridae132025-6%1979
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae132025-87%1979
Song SparrowPasserellidae122025+52%1980
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae92025-5%1979
Spotted TowheePasserellidae82025+114%1980
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae82025+540%1982
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae82025+240%2013
KilldeerCharadriidae72025-33%1980
Western KingbirdTyrannidae72025-55%1980
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae72025-12%1980
House FinchFringillidae72025+100%1983
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62025-14%1979
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae62025+38%1980
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae61994+40%1988
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52025-60%1980
Northern HarrierAccipitridae52024+75%1988
Warbling VireoVireonidae52025+80%1985
American GoldfinchFringillidae42025-67%1980
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae42025+33%1982
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae42011+300%2007
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae42007n/an/a
Common RavenCorvidae32025+83%1986
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae32025-51%1979
American KestrelFalconidae32025+0%1980

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