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BBS Route · Oregon · BCR 5

Ruch Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 100 species recorded across 24 survey years, still active.

100Species 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 →
24Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Oregon Ruch

Top 40 of 100 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Ruch 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
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae352025+109%1995
American RobinTurdidae352025+54%1995
Western TanagerCardinalidae342025+26%1995
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae332025+77%1995
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae332025+388%1996
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae292025+46%1995
Steller's JayCorvidae222025+22%1995
Spotted TowheePasserellidae192025+41%1995
Hermit WarblerParulidae182025+147%1995
BushtitAegithalidae162015+567%1998
Cassin's VireoVireonidae142023+89%1995
Brown CreeperCerthiidae122025+425%2001
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae112025+57%1995
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae102023-60%1995
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae92025+150%1999
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae92025-42%1996
California TowheePasserellidae92025+267%1996
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae92025+100%1998
Hutton's VireoVireonidae92025+100%2000
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae92025+180%1999
Warbling VireoVireonidae82025-17%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae72025+14%1995
Western KingbirdTyrannidae72025+467%1995
House FinchFringillidae72025+140%1996
Song SparrowPasserellidae72025+35%1995
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae62025-12%1995
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae62023-42%1995
Hermit ThrushTurdidae62025+31%1995
Mountain QuailOdontophoridae62025-56%1996
Fox SparrowPasserellidae61995n/an/a
California Scrub-JayCorvidae52025-6%1995
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae52023-25%1995
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52025-5%1995
Townsend's WarblerParulidae52025n/an/a
Common RavenCorvidae42025+71%1995
Nashville WarblerParulidae42025-67%1995
California QuailOdontophoridae42025+17%1996
Yellow WarblerParulidae42023+40%2000
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae42025+211%1996
Wood DuckAnatidae42016+100%2006

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