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BBS Route · Idaho · BCR 9

Hot Spring Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 60 species recorded across 20 survey years, still active.

60Species 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 →
20Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1988–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Idaho Hot Spring

Top 40 of 60 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Hot Spring 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 LarkAlaudidae2532025-20%1990
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae1302025-65%1990
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae212025+52%1990
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae112025-69%1990
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae102025-39%1993
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae101998+27%1996
Common RavenCorvidae92025+55%1990
Rock WrenTroglodytidae72014-17%1990
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae72025+111%1993
European StarlingSturnidae71998-56%1997
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae62025-7%1990
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae62025+0%1990
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae62025-45%1990
American RobinTurdidae62025+120%1990
Mourning DoveColumbidae62025+71%1992
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae62025-31%2005
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae52014+11%1990
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae52025-18%1997
Turkey VultureCathartidae42025+300%1997
Ferruginous HawkAccipitridae42025n/an/a
ChukarPhasianidae31991+200%1988
American CrowCorvidae32005+60%1991
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32025+67%1996
Western KingbirdTyrannidae32025+67%1995
Song SparrowPasserellidae32025+50%1997
House SparrowPasseridae31997n/an/a
Greater Sage-GrousePhasianidae22007-33%1988
Lark SparrowPasserellidae22025-50%1990
Barn SwallowHirundinidae22025+47%1990
Yellow WarblerParulidae22025+50%1991
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae22025+80%1990
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae22025+13%1992
KilldeerCharadriidae22025+0%1995
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae22025-81%1996
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae22014+100%1994
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae21997+100%1996
Bank SwallowHirundinidae21996n/an/a
California QuailOdontophoridae12025-33%1998
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae12012-89%1990
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae12014-25%1995

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