BBS Route · Idaho · BCR 9
Blackft Res Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 112 species recorded across 35 survey years, still active.
112Species Recorded
35Years Surveyed
1984–2018Span
1Observers
Bird Species Found on Idaho Blackft Res
Top 40 of 112 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 40 | 2018 | -2% | 1986 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 26 | 2018 | -66% | 1986 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 22 | 2018 | -48% | 1986 | |
| Lark Bunting | Passerellidae | 21 | 2004 | +950% | 1998 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 19 | 2018 | -36% | 1986 | |
| Lesser Scaup | Anatidae | 15 | 2018 | -44% | 1986 | |
| Brewer's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 15 | 2018 | -76% | 1986 | |
| Sage Thrasher | Mimidae | 13 | 2018 | -68% | 1986 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 13 | 2018 | -77% | 1986 | |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Icteridae | 12 | 2016 | -49% | 1986 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 11 | 2018 | +533% | 1992 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 10 | 2018 | -26% | 1986 | |
| American White Pelican | Pelecanidae | 10 | 2018 | +44% | 1989 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 9 | 2018 | +74% | 1986 | |
| California Gull | Laridae | 8 | 2018 | -83% | 1986 | |
| White-faced Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 7 | 2001 | n/a | n/a | |
| Cinnamon Teal | Anatidae | 6 | 2018 | -18% | 1986 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 6 | 2018 | -75% | 1986 | |
| Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocoracidae | 6 | 2008 | +250% | 1995 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 5 | 2018 | +30% | 1986 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 5 | 2018 | -70% | 1986 | |
| Rock Wren | Troglodytidae | 5 | 2018 | -43% | 1986 | |
| Eared Grebe | Podicipedidae | 5 | 1999 | +17% | 1989 | |
| Wilson's Phalarope | Scolopacidae | 5 | 2016 | +50% | 1988 | |
| Gadwall | Anatidae | 4 | 2018 | -21% | 1987 | |
| American Coot | Rallidae | 4 | 1999 | +105% | 1987 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 4 | 2018 | -40% | 1986 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 4 | 2018 | -51% | 1986 | |
| Northern Shoveler | Anatidae | 4 | 2018 | +75% | 1991 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 3 | 2018 | -32% | 1986 | |
| Great Horned Owl | Strigidae | 3 | 1988 | +200% | 1987 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2008 | +100% | 2005 | |
| American Wigeon | Anatidae | 2 | 2018 | -14% | 1998 | |
| Redhead | Anatidae | 2 | 2003 | +0% | 1986 | |
| Ruddy Duck | Anatidae | 2 | 1993 | -31% | 1986 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 2 | 2018 | -65% | 1986 | |
| Snowy Egret | Ardeidae | 2 | 2001 | -13% | 1990 | |
| Wilson's Snipe | Scolopacidae | 2 | 2018 | -75% | 1987 | |
| Willet | Scolopacidae | 2 | 2018 | -72% | 1986 | |
| Prairie Falcon | Falconidae | 2 | 1989 | +100% | 1984 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.