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BBS Route · Idaho · BCR 9

Carey Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 56 species recorded across 30 survey years, still active.

56Species 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 →
30Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1989–2018Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Idaho Carey

Top 40 of 56 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Carey 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
Horned LarkAlaudidae1302018+16%1991
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae1192018-50%1991
Sage ThrasherMimidae262018-70%1991
European StarlingSturnidae182018+22%1994
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae122018-44%1991
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae102004+63%1995
Common RavenCorvidae92018-52%1991
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae82018-79%1991
Greater Sage-GrousePhasianidae52016-47%2000
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae42012n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae32017-27%1991
Mourning DoveColumbidae32018-90%1991
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae32017-17%1993
House SparrowPasseridae32006-29%1998
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32017-38%1997
Sandhill CraneGruidae32017-22%1999
Short-eared OwlStrigidae32010+200%2007
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae22014+0%2009
Burrowing OwlStrigidae21990+100%1989
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae21989n/an/a
Gray FlycatcherTyrannidae21989n/an/a
BuffleheadAnatidae21999n/an/a
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae22007+33%2004
American CrowCorvidae22005n/an/a
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae12018-81%1993
Northern HarrierAccipitridae12009-17%1995
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae12016-83%1991
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae12006-60%1990
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae12017-96%1991
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae12016-67%1991
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae12014-63%1991
Lark SparrowPasserellidae12018-95%1991
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae11989n/an/a
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae12006-67%1992
Spotted TowheePasserellidae12016-78%1990
Barn SwallowHirundinidae12014+0%2000
Rock WrenTroglodytidae12018-89%1991
American KestrelFalconidae11990n/an/a
Great Horned OwlStrigidae11990n/an/a
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae12017-36%1992

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