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BBS Route · Idaho · BCR 9

Baker Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 122 species recorded across 50 survey years, still active.

122Species 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 →
50Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1974–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on Idaho Baker

Top 40 of 122 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Baker 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 StarlingSturnidae552024-62%1976
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae452024+11%1976
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae342024-74%1976
House SparrowPasseridae342024+400%1976
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae302024-21%1976
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae262024+771%1980
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae242024+490%1976
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae222024+36%1976
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae202024-13%1976
American RobinTurdidae172024+12%1976
Song SparrowPasserellidae152024+13%1976
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae152024+343%2015
KilldeerCharadriidae122024-44%1976
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae112024-55%1976
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102024+417%1976
Mourning DoveColumbidae92024-18%1976
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae92024-33%1976
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae92021+150%1999
Great Blue HeronArdeidae82024+225%1976
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae82024+100%1976
Common RavenCorvidae72024+225%2001
Franklin's GullLaridae71984+0%1978
Bank SwallowHirundinidae72023+115%1996
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae52024+471%1977
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae52023+29%1980
Rock WrenTroglodytidae52024+0%1977
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52024+86%1982
Sandhill CraneGruidae52024+14%1986
Yellow WarblerParulidae42024-38%1976
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae42024+13%1980
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae42024+0%1987
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae42024+120%1990
Mountain ChickadeeParidae42017+200%2001
MallardAnatidae32024+20%1976
Dusky GrousePhasianidae32024-38%1976
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae32024-44%1977
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae32024-52%1976
Sage ThrasherMimidae32024+50%1976
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32024+13%1980
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae32024-29%1978

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