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BBS Route · Oregon · BCR 5

Salem Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 32 survey years, still active.

98Species 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 →
32Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Oregon Salem

Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Salem 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
European StarlingSturnidae1422025-22%1995
American RobinTurdidae482025-19%1995
House FinchFringillidae452025+71%1995
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae402025-37%1995
Song SparrowPasserellidae372025+0%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae302025-33%1995
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae282025-47%1995
Spotted TowheePasserellidae262025+3%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae252025-20%1995
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae252025+44%1995
California Scrub-JayCorvidae242025+9%1995
House SparrowPasseridae232025+3%1995
American CrowCorvidae202025-55%1995
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae202025+230%2013
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae192025+342%1995
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae182025-42%1995
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae172025-41%1995
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae172025+130%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae132025-60%1995
Common YellowthroatParulidae122025-57%1995
Canada GooseAnatidae112023-50%1995
Turkey VultureCathartidae102025+106%1995
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae102025+0%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92025-2%1995
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae82025+200%1995
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae82025+229%2001
Tree SwallowHirundinidae82025+0%1996
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae62025+188%1996
Purple FinchFringillidae62025-11%1996
Western BluebirdTurdidae62025+450%2019
MallardAnatidae52024+38%1997
KilldeerCharadriidae52025-56%1995
Rock PigeonColumbidae52025-66%1995
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae52025-23%1995
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52025+15%1995
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae52015+57%1999
Yellow WarblerParulidae52025+50%1997
American KestrelFalconidae42025+175%1996
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae42025+17%1996
Anna's HummingbirdTrochilidae42025+150%2021

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