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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 51 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 →
51Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2024Span
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
European StarlingSturnidae512024-73%1970
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae412024+86%1970
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae402024-22%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae402024+13%1970
Spotted TowheePasserellidae372024+266%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae362024-59%1970
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae352024+226%2013
American RobinTurdidae282024-16%1970
Western KingbirdTyrannidae252024-7%1970
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae242024-10%1970
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae242024+480%1998
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae232024-89%1970
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae212024+246%1972
House FinchFringillidae192024+220%1970
Turkey VultureCathartidae172024+185%1970
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae152024-50%1970
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae152024-41%1970
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae152024+733%1978
American CrowCorvidae142024-60%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae142024-67%1970
California Scrub-JayCorvidae142024+130%1971
Red CrossbillFringillidae142024+180%2005
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae132024+780%1970
Common RavenCorvidae132024+243%1970
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae122024+44%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae122024-51%1970
Western TanagerCardinalidae122024+33%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae112024+192%1970
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae112024+231%1970
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae11200311×1994
House SparrowPasseridae102024-38%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae92024+475%1972
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae82024-30%1970
WrentitSylviidae82024+250%1988
American GoldfinchFringillidae72024-70%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72024+144%1971
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae72024+288%1970
California QuailOdontophoridae62024-33%1971
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae62024-73%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52024-87%1970

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