BBS Route · Idaho · BCR 10
Challis Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 113 species recorded across 43 survey years, still active.
113Species Recorded
43Years Surveyed
1975–2024Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Idaho Challis
Top 40 of 113 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 55 | 2024 | +105% | 1977 | |
| Violet-green Swallow | Hirundinidae | 39 | 2024 | +524% | 1979 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 36 | 2024 | +92% | 1977 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 35 | 2024 | +8% | 1977 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 34 | 2024 | +548% | 1977 | |
| Pine Siskin | Fringillidae | 26 | 2024 | +64% | 1977 | |
| Veery | Turdidae | 24 | 2024 | +32% | 1977 | |
| Brewer's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 19 | 2024 | +187% | 1977 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 13 | 2024 | +136% | 1978 | |
| Rock Wren | Troglodytidae | 11 | 2024 | +233% | 1977 | |
| Western Tanager | Cardinalidae | 11 | 2024 | +625% | 1980 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 10 | 2024 | +70% | 1977 | |
| MacGillivray's Warbler | Parulidae | 10 | 2024 | +75% | 1977 | |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | Regulidae | 9 | 2024 | +500% | 1979 | |
| Lazuli Bunting | Cardinalidae | 8 | 2024 | +18% | 1977 | |
| Fox Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 2024 | +86% | 1979 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 8 | 2024 | +300% | 1984 | |
| Western Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2024 | +267% | 1992 | |
| Hammond's Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2024 | +375% | 2001 | |
| Black-billed Magpie | Corvidae | 7 | 2024 | +44% | 1977 | |
| Dusky Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2024 | +720% | 1982 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2024 | +113% | 1978 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2024 | +167% | 1984 | |
| Townsend's Solitaire | Turdidae | 6 | 2011 | +200% | 1983 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 6 | 2024 | +138% | 1981 | |
| Spotted Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 5 | 2024 | -11% | 1978 | |
| Willow Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2024 | -35% | 1977 | |
| Black-headed Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2024 | +300% | 1983 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2019 | +60% | 1979 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 5 | 2024 | +200% | 1981 | |
| Wilson's Phalarope | Scolopacidae | 5 | 1989 | n/a | n/a | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 4 | 2024 | -32% | 1977 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 4 | 2012 | +200% | 1981 | |
| Canada Jay | Corvidae | 4 | 2021 | +200% | 1980 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 4 | 2012 | +300% | 1983 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 4 | 1991 | -50% | 1988 | |
| Green-tailed Towhee | Passerellidae | 4 | 2019 | +300% | 1994 | |
| Wilson's Snipe | Scolopacidae | 3 | 2024 | +0% | 1977 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 3 | 2024 | +50% | 1977 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 3 | 2021 | +0% | 1977 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.