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BBS Route · Oregon · BCR 5

Sams Valley Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 109 species recorded across 30 survey years, still active.

109Species 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 →
30Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on Oregon Sams Valley

Top 40 of 109 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Sams Valley 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
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae302024+20%1995
House SparrowPasseridae242024+103%1996
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae232024+240%1995
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae202024+311%2013
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae192024-17%1995
Western TanagerCardinalidae172024+62%1995
European StarlingSturnidae162024-26%1995
Warbling VireoVireonidae142024+244%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae132024-22%1995
Western KingbirdTyrannidae102024+42%1995
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae102024+8%1995
Nashville WarblerParulidae102024-37%1995
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae92024-21%1995
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82024+0%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82024-17%1996
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae82024-48%1995
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae82024-65%1995
Western BluebirdTurdidae82024-38%1996
Rock PigeonColumbidae72008+47%1996
California Scrub-JayCorvidae72024-35%1995
American RobinTurdidae72024-51%1995
American CrowCorvidae62024-65%1995
Red CrossbillFringillidae62007n/an/a
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae52024-62%1995
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae42023-46%1996
House FinchFringillidae42024-20%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42021+20%1996
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae42015-31%1995
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42016-70%2002
Hermit WarblerParulidae42024-63%1995
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae42024-17%1995
BushtitAegithalidae42014-8%1995
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42024+217%1998
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae42024-57%1996
Canada GooseAnatidae42019+128%2004
Mountain QuailOdontophoridae32024+43%1998
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32024+0%1995
Common RavenCorvidae32024+80%1995
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32023-75%1995
Song SparrowPasserellidae32024-64%1995

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.