BBS Route · Oregon · BCR 9
Sisters Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 104 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.
104Species Recorded
25Years Surveyed
1997–2024Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Oregon Sisters
Top 40 of 104 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Chickadee | Paridae | 45 | 2024 | -5% | 1999 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 37 | 2024 | -19% | 1999 | |
| Red Crossbill | Fringillidae | 29 | 2024 | +85% | 1999 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 27 | 2024 | -26% | 1999 | |
| Gray Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 24 | 2024 | +64% | 1999 | |
| Western Tanager | Cardinalidae | 22 | 2024 | -8% | 1999 | |
| Western Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 20 | 2024 | +14% | 1999 | |
| Dusky Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 19 | 2024 | +71% | 1999 | |
| Pygmy Nuthatch | Sittidae | 15 | 2024 | +140% | 1999 | |
| Pinyon Jay | Corvidae | 15 | 2024 | +33% | 2003 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 13 | 2024 | -35% | 1999 | |
| Clark's Nutcracker | Corvidae | 13 | 2024 | +156% | 2001 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 12 | 2024 | +157% | 2000 | |
| Olive-sided Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 11 | 2024 | +63% | 1999 | |
| Pine Siskin | Fringillidae | 11 | 2024 | -37% | 1999 | |
| Fox Sparrow | Passerellidae | 10 | 2024 | +32% | 1999 | |
| Green-tailed Towhee | Passerellidae | 10 | 2024 | +5% | 1999 | |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 10 | 2024 | +93% | 1999 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 10 | 2013 | +89% | 2008 | |
| Hermit Thrush | Turdidae | 9 | 2024 | +46% | 1999 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 9 | 2024 | +167% | 2001 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 7 | 2024 | +240% | 1999 | |
| Hairy Woodpecker | Picidae | 6 | 2024 | +160% | 2001 | |
| Steller's Jay | Corvidae | 6 | 2024 | +320% | 2000 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 6 | 2024 | -17% | 1999 | |
| Williamson's Sapsucker | Picidae | 6 | 2024 | +89% | 2000 | |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet | Regulidae | 6 | 2024 | +67% | 2003 | |
| Common Merganser | Anatidae | 6 | 2016 | n/a | n/a | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 5 | 2024 | +156% | 2001 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2024 | +100% | 2004 | |
| Townsend's Solitaire | Turdidae | 5 | 2024 | +300% | 2004 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 5 | 2019 | +0% | 2008 | |
| Lewis's Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 2022 | +400% | 2021 | |
| Cassin's Finch | Fringillidae | 4 | 2024 | -8% | 2001 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 4 | 2024 | +425% | 2012 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 3 | 2024 | +100% | 2003 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2024 | +67% | 2008 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2024 | -18% | 2001 | |
| Black-headed Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 3 | 2024 | +167% | 2001 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 3 | 2024 | +67% | 2021 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.