BBS Route · Idaho · BCR 9
Iron Springs Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 107 species recorded across 35 survey years, still active.
107Species Recorded
35Years Surveyed
1988–2024Span
1Observers
Bird Species Found on Idaho Iron Springs
Top 40 of 107 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 680 | 2024 | +18% | 1990 | |
| Lesser Scaup | Anatidae | 38 | 2024 | +46% | 1990 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 31 | 2024 | -11% | 1990 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 28 | 2024 | +42% | 1990 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 28 | 2024 | -5% | 1990 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 25 | 2010 | n/a | n/a | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 24 | 2024 | -55% | 1990 | |
| Sage Thrasher | Mimidae | 24 | 2024 | -52% | 1990 | |
| Black-billed Magpie | Corvidae | 19 | 2024 | +567% | 1990 | |
| Brewer's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 17 | 2024 | -42% | 1990 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 14 | 2024 | +65% | 1990 | |
| American Coot | Rallidae | 13 | 2024 | -65% | 1990 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 12 | 2024 | -22% | 1990 | |
| Wilson's Snipe | Scolopacidae | 11 | 2024 | +7% | 1990 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 11 | 2024 | +6% | 1990 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 10 | 2024 | -42% | 1990 | |
| American Wigeon | Anatidae | 8 | 2024 | -19% | 1990 | |
| Ring-billed Gull | Laridae | 8 | 2015 | +100% | 2007 | |
| Northern Shoveler | Anatidae | 6 | 2024 | -46% | 2002 | |
| Common Goldeneye | Anatidae | 6 | 2013 | +100% | 2010 | |
| Ruddy Duck | Anatidae | 5 | 2024 | -22% | 1990 | |
| Long-billed Curlew | Scolopacidae | 5 | 2024 | +9% | 1990 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2024 | +40% | 1991 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 5 | 2024 | +6% | 1991 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 5 | 2024 | +78% | 1990 | |
| Violet-green Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2004 | +20% | 1991 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2013 | +250% | 2000 | |
| Blue-winged Teal | Anatidae | 4 | 2021 | +50% | 1989 | |
| Redhead | Anatidae | 4 | 2019 | +0% | 1990 | |
| Sandhill Crane | Gruidae | 4 | 2024 | -5% | 1990 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 4 | 2024 | -57% | 1990 | |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Icteridae | 4 | 2024 | -45% | 1990 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2023 | -58% | 1990 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2022 | -46% | 1990 | |
| Ring-necked Duck | Anatidae | 4 | 2024 | +840% | 1995 | |
| Bufflehead | Anatidae | 4 | 2018 | +140% | 2002 | |
| Common Merganser | Anatidae | 4 | 2019 | n/a | n/a | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 3 | 2024 | -39% | 1990 | |
| Wilson's Phalarope | Scolopacidae | 3 | 2022 | +71% | 1990 | |
| Mountain Bluebird | Turdidae | 3 | 2024 | +40% | 1994 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.