BBS Route · Oregon · BCR 5
Ruch Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 23 survey years, still active.
98Species Recorded
23Years Surveyed
1992–2023Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Oregon Ruch
Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hermit Warbler | Parulidae | 70 | 2023 | +131% | 1995 | |
| Black-headed Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 51 | 2023 | +45% | 1995 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 29 | 2023 | +27% | 1995 | |
| Steller's Jay | Corvidae | 28 | 2023 | +20% | 1995 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 26 | 2023 | -15% | 1995 | |
| Western Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 24 | 2023 | +9% | 1995 | |
| Black-throated Gray Warbler | Parulidae | 23 | 2023 | +233% | 1996 | |
| Western Tanager | Cardinalidae | 21 | 2023 | +24% | 1995 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 21 | 2023 | +35% | 1995 | |
| Nashville Warbler | Parulidae | 20 | 2023 | -58% | 1995 | |
| Hermit Thrush | Turdidae | 18 | 2023 | +21% | 1995 | |
| Spotted Towhee | Passerellidae | 17 | 2023 | -6% | 1995 | |
| Bushtit | Aegithalidae | 16 | 2015 | +567% | 1998 | |
| Cassin's Vireo | Vireonidae | 14 | 2023 | +89% | 1995 | |
| MacGillivray's Warbler | Parulidae | 10 | 2023 | -60% | 1995 | |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 9 | 2023 | -23% | 1995 | |
| California Scrub-Jay | Corvidae | 8 | 2023 | +6% | 1995 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 8 | 2023 | -27% | 1995 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 7 | 2023 | -7% | 1995 | |
| Hammond's Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2023 | -29% | 1995 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 7 | 2023 | +13% | 1995 | |
| Lesser Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 7 | 2023 | +100% | 1997 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 2023 | +6% | 1995 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 6 | 2023 | +43% | 1995 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 6 | 2023 | -42% | 1995 | |
| Fox Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 1995 | n/a | n/a | |
| Brown Creeper | Certhiidae | 6 | 2023 | +225% | 2001 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2023 | +367% | 1995 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 5 | 2023 | -25% | 1995 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 5 | 2023 | +52% | 1995 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 5 | 2023 | +0% | 1997 | |
| Acorn Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2023 | +50% | 1999 | |
| Chestnut-backed Chickadee | Paridae | 4 | 2012 | +25% | 1996 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2023 | +40% | 2000 | |
| Wood Duck | Anatidae | 4 | 2016 | +100% | 2006 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2016 | +14% | 1999 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2023 | -41% | 1995 | |
| Purple Finch | Fringillidae | 3 | 2023 | -70% | 1995 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 3 | 2023 | +20% | 1996 | |
| Pacific Wren | Troglodytidae | 3 | 2023 | +17% | 1995 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.