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BBS Route · Oregon · BCR 5

Umpqua Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 117 species recorded across 52 survey years, still active.

117Species 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 →
52Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Oregon Umpqua

Top 40 of 117 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Umpqua 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
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae462025-16%1970
Spotted TowheePasserellidae422025+228%1970
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae412025-86%1970
European StarlingSturnidae362025-72%1970
Turkey VultureCathartidae352025+289%1970
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae302025+98%1970
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae272025-9%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae222025+12%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae202025-61%1970
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae192025+106%1970
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae172025-30%1970
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae172025+500%1998
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae172025+207%2013
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae162025+620%1970
Western KingbirdTyrannidae162025+4%1970
California Scrub-JayCorvidae152025+110%1971
Red CrossbillFringillidae142024+180%2005
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae132025-47%1970
House FinchFringillidae122025+280%1970
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae122025-36%1970
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae122025+175%1970
American RobinTurdidae122025-39%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae122025+363%1972
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae11200311×1994
Western TanagerCardinalidae102025+48%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae102025+178%1971
House SparrowPasseridae102025-16%1970
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae102025-12%1974
Mourning DoveColumbidae92025-44%1970
Common RavenCorvidae92025+329%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae92025-71%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae82025-65%1970
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae82025+246%1972
American CrowCorvidae72025-72%1970
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae72025-33%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62025-82%1970
WrentitSylviidae62025+325%1988
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae52025+75%1970
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52024-22%1970
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae52025+0%1975

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