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BBS Route · Oregon · BCR 9

Umatilla Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 78 species recorded across 14 survey years, still active.

78Species 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 →
14Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1988–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Oregon Umatilla

Top 40 of 78 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Umatilla 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
European StarlingSturnidae1632025+885%1990
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1492025+444%1990
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae1252025+6%1990
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae1092025+204%1990
Ring-billed GullLaridae922023+26%1990
Rock PigeonColumbidae902025+180%1990
House SparrowPasseridae682025-12%1990
Horned LarkAlaudidae462025+19%1990
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae412025+37%1990
Mourning DoveColumbidae382025+854%1990
Common RavenCorvidae382025+415%1990
Western KingbirdTyrannidae342025+52%1990
California GullLaridae292023+102%2021
Barn SwallowHirundinidae242025+21%1990
KilldeerCharadriidae182025+209%1990
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae172025+187%1990
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae162022+57%1990
American CrowCorvidae142025+468%1990
California QuailOdontophoridae132025+104%1990
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae13202518×1990
House FinchFringillidae132023+91%1990
American White PelicanPelecanidae12202312×1998
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae122025+29%2022
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae92025-52%2021
American GoldfinchFringillidae92023+83%1996
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae92025+33%2022
American RobinTurdidae82025+64%1990
Lark SparrowPasserellidae82023+267%1991
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae72025+26%2021
Bank SwallowHirundinidae62025+56%2021
American KestrelFalconidae52025+380%1990
Spotted SandpiperScolopacidae52025+140%2022
Song SparrowPasserellidae42023+14%1990
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae42023+40%1993
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae42025-58%1992
Cinnamon TealAnatidae42021-50%1992
MallardAnatidae32025-15%1992
Northern HarrierAccipitridae32022-36%1990
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32025+200%1990
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32025+200%2021

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