BBS Route · Idaho · BCR 10
Alturas Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 81 species recorded across 5 survey years, no longer active.
81Species Recorded
5Years Surveyed
1968–1987Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Idaho Alturas
Top 40 of 81 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 127 | 1987 | -32% | 1985 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 43 | 1987 | -64% | 1969 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 38 | 1987 | -60% | 1969 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 34 | 1968 | n/a | n/a | |
| White-crowned Sparrow | Passerellidae | 19 | 1987 | +400% | 1985 | |
| Hermit Thrush | Turdidae | 18 | 1987 | +800% | 1968 | |
| Pine Siskin | Fringillidae | 13 | 1987 | -19% | 1969 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 13 | 1987 | -51% | 1969 | |
| Western Tanager | Cardinalidae | 10 | 1987 | +567% | 1985 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 10 | 1968 | n/a | n/a | |
| Swainson's Thrush | Turdidae | 9 | 1987 | +7% | 1985 | |
| Red Crossbill | Fringillidae | 9 | 1986 | n/a | n/a | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 7 | 1968 | n/a | n/a | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 7 | 1987 | +50% | 1985 | |
| Veery | Turdidae | 7 | 1985 | +133% | 1968 | |
| Brewer's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 1987 | -46% | 1968 | |
| Green-tailed Towhee | Passerellidae | 6 | 1968 | n/a | n/a | |
| Canyon Wren | Troglodytidae | 6 | 1969 | n/a | n/a | |
| Willow Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 5 | 1986 | +67% | 1968 | |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | Regulidae | 5 | 1987 | -55% | 1968 | |
| California Gull | Laridae | 5 | 1969 | n/a | n/a | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 5 | 1987 | +25% | 1969 | |
| Evening Grosbeak | Fringillidae | 5 | 1987 | n/a | n/a | |
| Cassin's Finch | Fringillidae | 4 | 1987 | -56% | 1985 | |
| Varied Thrush | Turdidae | 4 | 1968 | n/a | n/a | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 3 | 1987 | -73% | 1969 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 1987 | -50% | 1985 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 1987 | -44% | 1985 | |
| Townsend's Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 1968 | n/a | n/a | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 3 | 1987 | -89% | 1968 | |
| Mountain Bluebird | Turdidae | 3 | 1987 | -36% | 1969 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 1986 | +0% | 1985 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 1985 | n/a | n/a | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 3 | 1986 | n/a | n/a | |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Icteridae | 3 | 1986 | n/a | n/a | |
| Hammond's Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 1987 | n/a | n/a | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 2 | 1987 | -38% | 1985 | |
| Great Horned Owl | Strigidae | 2 | 1969 | +100% | 1968 | |
| Red-naped Sapsucker | Picidae | 2 | 1986 | +0% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 2 | 1968 | n/a | n/a |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.