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BBS Route · Oregon · BCR 5

Santiam Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 102 species recorded across 26 survey years, still active.

102Species 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 →
26Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Oregon Santiam

Top 40 of 102 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Santiam 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
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae1242025+144%1997
American RobinTurdidae292025+20%1997
Song SparrowPasserellidae222025-8%1997
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae222025+444%1999
Pacific WrenTroglodytidae212025-15%1997
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae202025+313%1997
Warbling VireoVireonidae192025-23%1997
Spotted TowheePasserellidae162025+50%1997
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae162025+100%1997
Varied ThrushTurdidae152025+362%1997
Western TanagerCardinalidae142025+150%1997
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae132025+150%2005
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae112025-22%1997
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae92025+80%1997
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae92025-4%1997
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae92025+43%1997
Steller's JayCorvidae72025+50%1997
American CrowCorvidae72024-42%1997
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62025+450%1997
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae62025+63%1997
Hermit WarblerParulidae62025-64%1997
Wilson's WarblerParulidae62025-48%1997
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae62025-47%1997
Red CrossbillFringillidae62025+114%2004
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae62021+0%2016
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae62022-10%2015
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae52025-16%1997
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae52025+167%2005
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae52025+140%2007
California Scrub-JayCorvidae42025+100%2007
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae42025+80%2005
Red-breasted SapsuckerPicidae42025+150%2006
Vaux's SwiftApodidae32025-58%1997
European StarlingSturnidae32025+33%2005
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae32019+0%1997
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae32025+233%2006
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae32025-54%1997
Common YellowthroatParulidae32025-41%1997
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae32025+133%1998
Common RavenCorvidae32025-13%1998

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