BBS Route · Idaho · BCR 10
Cascade Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 124 species recorded across 16 survey years, no longer active.
124Species Recorded
16Years Surveyed
1968–1984Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Idaho Cascade
Top 40 of 124 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Gull | Laridae | 120 | 1984 | 20× | 1983 | |
| Common Merganser | Anatidae | 105 | 1984 | +775% | 1983 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 80 | 1984 | +188% | 1970 | |
| Pine Siskin | Fringillidae | 75 | 1984 | 11× | 1974 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 71 | 1984 | +743% | 1971 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 69 | 1984 | +685% | 1970 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 66 | 1984 | +467% | 1972 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 55 | 1984 | 17× | 1973 | |
| Western Tanager | Cardinalidae | 54 | 1984 | 21× | 1971 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 51 | 1984 | +900% | 1970 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 49 | 1984 | -45% | 1983 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 45 | 1984 | -4% | 1970 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 43 | 1984 | +383% | 1970 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 36 | 1984 | 18× | 1978 | |
| Wilson's Snipe | Scolopacidae | 35 | 1984 | +69% | 1970 | |
| Western Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 30 | 1984 | 12× | 1971 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 29 | 1984 | +3% | 1970 | |
| Dusky Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 29 | 1984 | +142% | 1983 | |
| Evening Grosbeak | Fringillidae | 27 | 1984 | +800% | 1981 | |
| Lincoln's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 22 | 1984 | -31% | 1983 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 18 | 1984 | +252% | 1972 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 17 | 1984 | +88% | 1970 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 17 | 1984 | -54% | 1970 | |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | Regulidae | 15 | 1984 | +65% | 1972 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 14 | 1984 | +107% | 1970 | |
| Osprey | Pandionidae | 13 | 1984 | 11× | 1978 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 12 | 1983 | +387% | 1970 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 12 | 1980 | +300% | 1977 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 12 | 1984 | -14% | 1983 | |
| Willow Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 11 | 1984 | 11× | 1971 | |
| Black-headed Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 11 | 1984 | +450% | 1974 | |
| Red-naped Sapsucker | Picidae | 11 | 1984 | 11× | 1980 | |
| Swainson's Thrush | Turdidae | 11 | 1984 | -8% | 1983 | |
| MacGillivray's Warbler | Parulidae | 10 | 1984 | +900% | 1982 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 9 | 1984 | -29% | 1970 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 9 | 1984 | +80% | 1983 | |
| Cassin's Finch | Fringillidae | 8 | 1984 | +43% | 1976 | |
| Bald Eagle | Accipitridae | 8 | 1984 | +167% | 1983 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 8 | 1983 | n/a | n/a | |
| Hermit Thrush | Turdidae | 8 | 1984 | +33% | 1983 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.