BBS Route · Oregon · BCR 9
Umatilla Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 75 species recorded across 13 survey years, still active.
75Species Recorded
13Years Surveyed
1988–2023Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Oregon Umatilla
Top 40 of 75 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 303 | 2023 | +310% | 1990 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 235 | 2023 | +371% | 1990 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 201 | 2023 | +55% | 1990 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 184 | 2023 | +929% | 1990 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 174 | 2023 | +831% | 1990 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 153 | 2023 | -4% | 1990 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 124 | 2023 | +989% | 1990 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 115 | 2023 | 20× | 1990 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 102 | 2023 | +124% | 1990 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 93 | 2023 | -14% | 1990 | |
| Ring-billed Gull | Laridae | 92 | 2023 | +26% | 1990 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 82 | 2023 | +45% | 1990 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 70 | 2023 | +832% | 1990 | |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Icteridae | 61 | 2023 | 20× | 1992 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 60 | 2023 | +42% | 1990 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 56 | 2023 | +267% | 1990 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 55 | 2023 | +387% | 2021 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 53 | 2023 | -10% | 1992 | |
| California Quail | Odontophoridae | 29 | 2023 | +139% | 1990 | |
| California Gull | Laridae | 29 | 2023 | +102% | 2021 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 24 | 2023 | +50% | 2021 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 22 | 2023 | +64% | 1990 | |
| Black-billed Magpie | Corvidae | 16 | 2022 | +57% | 1990 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 14 | 2023 | +185% | 1990 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 13 | 2023 | +91% | 1990 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 12 | 2023 | +275% | 1990 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 12 | 2023 | +400% | 1990 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 12 | 2023 | +80% | 1990 | |
| American White Pelican | Pelecanidae | 12 | 2023 | 12× | 1998 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 11 | 2023 | -29% | 1990 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 11 | 2023 | +83% | 2021 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 9 | 2023 | +83% | 1996 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 2023 | +267% | 1991 | |
| Swainson's Hawk | Accipitridae | 8 | 2023 | +500% | 1992 | |
| Spotted Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 7 | 2023 | +250% | 2021 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2023 | +14% | 1990 | |
| Marsh Wren | Troglodytidae | 4 | 2023 | +40% | 1993 | |
| Cinnamon Teal | Anatidae | 4 | 2021 | -50% | 1992 | |
| Wood Duck | Anatidae | 4 | 2023 | +300% | 2021 | |
| Northern Harrier | Accipitridae | 3 | 2022 | -36% | 1990 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.