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BBS Route · Idaho · BCR 9

Carey Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 58 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.

58Species 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 →
31Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1989–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Idaho Carey

Top 40 of 58 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 LarkAlaudidae922025+23%1991
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae592025-62%1991
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae352025+59%1991
Greater Sage-GrousePhasianidae232025+63%2000
European StarlingSturnidae182018+22%1994
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae182025-72%1991
House SparrowPasseridae122025+50%1998
Sage ThrasherMimidae112025-78%1991
Mourning DoveColumbidae102025-75%1991
Common RavenCorvidae92018-52%1991
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae72025-90%1991
American RobinTurdidae72025-44%2000
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae42025-33%1991
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae42012n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae32017-27%1991
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae32017-17%1993
Rock WrenTroglodytidae32025-84%1991
Western KingbirdTyrannidae32025+100%1997
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32025-13%1997
Sandhill CraneGruidae32017-22%1999
Short-eared OwlStrigidae32010+200%2007
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae22025-81%1993
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae22014+0%2009
Burrowing OwlStrigidae21990+100%1989
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae21989n/an/a
Gray FlycatcherTyrannidae21989n/an/a
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae22025-27%1992
BuffleheadAnatidae21999n/an/a
Turkey VultureCathartidae22025n/an/a
Northern HarrierAccipitridae12009-17%1995
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae12016-83%1991
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae12006-60%1990
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae12025+56%1996
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae12014-63%1991
Lark SparrowPasserellidae12018-95%1991
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae11989n/an/a
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae12006-67%1992
Spotted TowheePasserellidae12016-78%1990
Barn SwallowHirundinidae12014+0%2000
American KestrelFalconidae11990n/an/a

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.