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Crane Creek Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 118 species recorded across 30 survey years, still active.

118Species 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 →
1988–2019Span
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Bird Species Found on Idaho Crane Creek

Top 40 of 118 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Crane 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1302019+182%1990
Horned LarkAlaudidae892019+6%1990
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae852019-7%1990
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae482019+216%1990
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae482019+271%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae162019-22%1990
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae152019-46%1990
California QuailOdontophoridae142019+13%1990
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae122019+27%1991
Rock PigeonColumbidae122015+471%1996
American White PelicanPelecanidae112016-70%1997
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae102019-39%1990
Song SparrowPasserellidae102019+200%1992
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae102019+117%1994
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae92019-55%1990
Western KingbirdTyrannidae82019-10%1990
RedheadAnatidae72008n/an/a
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae62013-52%1993
Lark SparrowPasserellidae62019+46%1991
American WigeonAnatidae62002+200%1995
Sandhill CraneGruidae62008-10%1998
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62019+500%2000
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae52019-47%1990
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae52019+153%1991
European StarlingSturnidae5201924×1990
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52019-73%1990
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae52019+186%1992
Northern HarrierAccipitridae42016+43%1990
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42019+17%1990
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae42019+113%1993
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae42019-78%1990
Yellow WarblerParulidae42019-39%1990
Canada GooseAnatidae42014+63%1995
Western GrebePodicipedidae42009+683%2000
Bank SwallowHirundinidae42012+60%2005
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae32019-25%1992
American KestrelFalconidae32019+25%1992
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32019+25%1992
Sage ThrasherMimidae32019+18%1990
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae31998n/an/a

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