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 Recorded
43Years Surveyed
1972–2024Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Oregon Pendleton
Top 40 of 112 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 53 | 2024 | +191% | 1980 | |
| American White Pelican | Pelecanidae | 52 | 2014 | n/a | n/a | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 46 | 2024 | +17% | 1979 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 40 | 2024 | +658% | 1980 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 32 | 2024 | -28% | 1979 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 30 | 2024 | -15% | 1979 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 27 | 2024 | -35% | 1979 | |
| California Quail | Odontophoridae | 23 | 2024 | -18% | 1979 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 22 | 2024 | +216% | 1979 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 18 | 2024 | +149% | 1980 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 18 | 2024 | +236% | 1980 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 16 | 2024 | +23% | 1979 | |
| Western Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 15 | 2024 | +100% | 1980 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 13 | 2024 | +309% | 1985 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 11 | 2024 | -60% | 1979 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 9 | 2024 | +640% | 1982 | |
| Black-billed Magpie | Corvidae | 8 | 2024 | -49% | 1979 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 8 | 2024 | -52% | 1980 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 8 | 2024 | -6% | 1980 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 8 | 2024 | -19% | 1981 | |
| Lazuli Bunting | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2024 | +0% | 1979 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2024 | -53% | 1980 | |
| Willow Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2024 | +50% | 1980 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 7 | 2024 | -54% | 1980 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 2024 | +35% | 1980 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 7 | 2024 | +175% | 1982 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 2024 | +58% | 2006 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 6 | 2024 | +57% | 1983 | |
| Evening Grosbeak | Fringillidae | 6 | 1994 | +40% | 1988 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 5 | 2024 | -81% | 1979 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 5 | 2024 | -69% | 1980 | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2024 | +0% | 1982 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2024 | +330% | 1982 | |
| Northern Harrier | Accipitridae | 5 | 2024 | +75% | 1988 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 4 | 2024 | -32% | 1979 | |
| Orange-crowned Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2011 | +300% | 2007 | |
| Swainson's Thrush | Turdidae | 4 | 2007 | n/a | n/a | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2024 | +11% | 1979 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2024 | -14% | 1981 | |
| Rock Wren | Troglodytidae | 3 | 2024 | +20% | 1982 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.