BBS Route · Idaho · BCR 9
Hot Spring Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 59 species recorded across 19 survey years, still active.
59Species Recorded
19Years Surveyed
1988–2014Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Idaho Hot Spring
Top 40 of 59 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 180 | 2014 | -32% | 1990 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 41 | 2014 | -58% | 1990 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 20 | 2014 | -70% | 1990 | |
| Sagebrush Sparrow | Passerellidae | 12 | 2014 | -43% | 1990 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 10 | 2014 | +67% | 1990 | |
| Sage Thrasher | Mimidae | 10 | 2014 | -27% | 1990 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 10 | 1998 | +27% | 1996 | |
| Brewer's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 2014 | +146% | 1990 | |
| Rock Wren | Troglodytidae | 7 | 2014 | -17% | 1990 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 7 | 1998 | -56% | 1997 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 5 | 2014 | +11% | 1990 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2012 | +83% | 1991 | |
| Chukar | Phasianidae | 3 | 1991 | +200% | 1988 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 3 | 2014 | -52% | 1993 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 3 | 2005 | +60% | 1991 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2014 | -43% | 1990 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 3 | 2014 | +120% | 1990 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2012 | +17% | 1997 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 3 | 1997 | n/a | n/a | |
| Greater Sage-Grouse | Phasianidae | 2 | 2007 | -33% | 1988 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 2 | 2014 | -21% | 1990 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 2 | 2014 | +27% | 1990 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2011 | +20% | 1990 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 2 | 2014 | +20% | 1990 | |
| Black-billed Magpie | Corvidae | 2 | 2011 | +13% | 1992 | |
| Long-billed Curlew | Scolopacidae | 2 | 2012 | +44% | 1993 | |
| Black-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2014 | +100% | 1994 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 2 | 2012 | -27% | 1997 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 2 | 1997 | +100% | 1996 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 2 | 1996 | n/a | n/a | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 2 | 2005 | n/a | n/a | |
| California Quail | Odontophoridae | 1 | 2012 | -17% | 1998 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 1 | 2012 | -89% | 1990 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 1 | 2014 | -25% | 1995 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 1 | 2014 | +71% | 1992 | |
| Northern Harrier | Accipitridae | 1 | 2012 | -57% | 1995 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 1 | 2012 | -50% | 1993 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 1 | 2014 | -50% | 1990 | |
| Burrowing Owl | Strigidae | 1 | 2008 | -25% | 1994 | |
| Wilson's Snipe | Scolopacidae | 1 | 2014 | -33% | 1995 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.