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BBS Route · Idaho · BCR 9

Blacks Creek Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 93 species recorded across 42 survey years, no longer active.

93Species 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 →
42Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2017Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Idaho Blacks Creek

Top 40 of 93 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Blacks Creek 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
Ring-billed GullLaridae2732017146×1974
House SparrowPasseridae2002017+894%1971
Franklin's GullLaridae94201513×1995
European StarlingSturnidae632017+40%1973
Barn SwallowHirundinidae382017-21%1971
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae342017+10%1971
Rock PigeonColumbidae322017-50%1975
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae312017+19%1976
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae311982n/an/a
Horned LarkAlaudidae272017-53%1971
California GullLaridae232015+53%1997
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae222017-50%1971
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae172017+34%1971
Common RavenCorvidae172017+229%1973
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae172017-64%1971
Western KingbirdTyrannidae172017+333%1974
KilldeerCharadriidae162017+62%1971
Sage ThrasherMimidae162017+192%1974
American RobinTurdidae122017+146%1971
Western GrebePodicipedidae121996n/an/a
Mourning DoveColumbidae112017+114%1971
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae91989+350%1968
Canada GooseAnatidae92017+15%2010
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae81969-33%1968
Bank SwallowHirundinidae81982-48%1975
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae82017-82%1974
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae81982+160%1974
Northern PintailAnatidae81986+0%1982
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae52017+867%1984
American CrowCorvidae52012-77%1973
RedheadAnatidae51974-69%1973
MerlinFalconidae51982+133%1976
Rock WrenTroglodytidae51977+67%1976
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae42017+250%1975
Cinnamon TealAnatidae41989-48%1974
Turkey VultureCathartidae41975+300%1971
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42017+33%2015
California QuailOdontophoridae32017+200%1995
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae32017-81%1971
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae32017-83%1977

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