BBS Route · Idaho · BCR 9
Craters Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 86 species recorded across 40 survey years, still active.
86Species Recorded
40Years Surveyed
1979–2018Span
1Observers
Bird Species Found on Idaho Craters
Top 40 of 86 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 33 | 2018 | -69% | 1981 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 21 | 2018 | -2% | 1981 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 19 | 2018 | -83% | 1981 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 16 | 2018 | 18× | 1984 | |
| Sage Thrasher | Mimidae | 15 | 2018 | -64% | 1981 | |
| Brewer's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 14 | 2018 | -87% | 1981 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 13 | 2018 | -75% | 1981 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 11 | 2018 | -89% | 1981 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 9 | 2018 | +13% | 1988 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 9 | 2018 | -85% | 1981 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 2017 | +133% | 1983 | |
| Black-billed Magpie | Corvidae | 7 | 2018 | +3% | 1981 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 7 | 2018 | +90% | 1981 | |
| Violet-green Swallow | Hirundinidae | 7 | 1993 | +100% | 1985 | |
| Greater Sage-Grouse | Phasianidae | 6 | 2012 | -10% | 1981 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 6 | 2018 | +46% | 1981 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 6 | 2018 | -66% | 1981 | |
| California Gull | Laridae | 6 | 1996 | +200% | 1987 | |
| American Wigeon | Anatidae | 5 | 1987 | n/a | n/a | |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Icteridae | 4 | 2017 | +167% | 1981 | |
| Rock Wren | Troglodytidae | 4 | 2018 | -61% | 1981 | |
| Burrowing Owl | Strigidae | 4 | 2016 | +50% | 1995 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 4 | 1988 | +233% | 1984 | |
| Swainson's Hawk | Accipitridae | 3 | 2018 | +20% | 1983 | |
| Short-eared Owl | Strigidae | 3 | 2016 | -38% | 1983 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2017 | -63% | 1981 | |
| Ring-billed Gull | Laridae | 3 | 1983 | n/a | n/a | |
| Pine Siskin | Fringillidae | 3 | 1987 | n/a | n/a | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 3 | 1993 | n/a | n/a | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 2 | 2018 | +20% | 1981 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 2 | 2018 | -29% | 1981 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 2 | 2018 | -64% | 1981 | |
| Northern Harrier | Accipitridae | 2 | 2018 | +67% | 1984 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 2 | 2018 | +38% | 1985 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 2 | 2017 | +67% | 2002 | |
| Cinnamon Teal | Anatidae | 2 | 1983 | +0% | 1982 | |
| Northern Shoveler | Anatidae | 2 | 1984 | n/a | n/a | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 2 | 2006 | -42% | 1989 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2004 | +25% | 1988 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 2 | 2011 | -95% | 1987 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.