BBS Route · Oregon · BCR 5
Salem Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.
97Species Recorded
31Years Surveyed
1993–2024Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Oregon Salem
Top 40 of 97 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 73 | 2024 | -23% | 1995 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 61 | 2024 | +69% | 1995 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 59 | 2024 | -24% | 1995 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 48 | 2024 | -2% | 1995 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 35 | 2024 | -42% | 1995 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 33 | 2024 | -45% | 1995 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 33 | 2024 | +28% | 1995 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 32 | 2024 | -20% | 1995 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 32 | 2024 | -42% | 1995 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 31 | 2024 | +185% | 2013 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 30 | 2024 | +5% | 1995 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 28 | 2024 | -25% | 1995 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 27 | 2024 | -28% | 1995 | |
| Spotted Towhee | Passerellidae | 24 | 2024 | +14% | 1995 | |
| Western Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 21 | 2024 | -40% | 1995 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 21 | 2024 | +15% | 1995 | |
| Bewick's Wren | Troglodytidae | 20 | 2024 | +120% | 1995 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 19 | 2024 | -55% | 1995 | |
| California Scrub-Jay | Corvidae | 17 | 2024 | +6% | 1995 | |
| White-crowned Sparrow | Passerellidae | 15 | 2024 | +350% | 1995 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 15 | 2024 | -44% | 1995 | |
| Black-headed Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 14 | 2024 | +190% | 1995 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 11 | 2023 | -50% | 1995 | |
| Lesser Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 9 | 2024 | +171% | 2001 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 8 | 2024 | +100% | 1995 | |
| Violet-green Swallow | Hirundinidae | 8 | 2024 | +22% | 1995 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 7 | 2024 | -34% | 1995 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 7 | 2024 | +200% | 1996 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 6 | 2024 | -8% | 1995 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 6 | 2024 | -74% | 1995 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 5 | 2024 | +38% | 1997 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 5 | 2024 | -53% | 1995 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 5 | 2024 | -62% | 1995 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 2024 | +60% | 1997 | |
| Lazuli Bunting | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2024 | +250% | 1997 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2015 | +57% | 1999 | |
| Western Bluebird | Turdidae | 5 | 2023 | +200% | 2019 | |
| Purple Finch | Fringillidae | 4 | 2024 | -17% | 1996 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 4 | 2024 | +43% | 2008 | |
| Steller's Jay | Corvidae | 3 | 2022 | +25% | 1997 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.