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BBS Route · Oregon · BCR 5

Santiam Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 101 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.

101Species 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 →
25Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Oregon Santiam

Top 40 of 101 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 ThrushTurdidae912024+131%1997
American RobinTurdidae442024+47%1997
Pacific WrenTroglodytidae372024+9%1997
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae202024+253%1997
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae202024+13%1997
Varied ThrushTurdidae202024+254%1997
Warbling VireoVireonidae192024-26%1997
Song SparrowPasserellidae152024-11%1997
Western TanagerCardinalidae152024+106%1997
Spotted TowheePasserellidae132024+46%1997
Steller's JayCorvidae122024+88%1997
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae102024+87%1997
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae102024-13%1997
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82024+400%1997
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae82024+267%1999
Red CrossbillFringillidae82024+43%2004
American CrowCorvidae72024-42%1997
Hermit WarblerParulidae72024-59%1997
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae72024+63%1997
American GoldfinchFringillidae62024+63%1997
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62024+108%2005
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae62021+0%2016
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae62022-10%2015
European StarlingSturnidae52024+142%2005
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae52024+200%2006
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae52024+0%1997
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae52024+13%1997
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae52024+63%2006
Red-breasted SapsuckerPicidae42023+175%2006
Rufous HummingbirdTrochilidae32024+133%1999
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae32024+25%1997
Purple FinchFringillidae32024+29%1997
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae32019+0%1997
Wilson's WarblerParulidae32024-26%1997
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae32023-68%1997
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae32024-30%1997
Mourning DoveColumbidae32024+180%1999
Canada JayCorvidae32022+200%1997
Turkey VultureCathartidae32024+10%2007
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae32024+60%2007

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