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BBS Route · Idaho · BCR 9

Joel Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 110 species recorded across 32 survey years, still active.

110Species 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 →
32Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1989–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Idaho Joel

Top 40 of 110 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Joel 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
American RobinTurdidae402024+4%1991
Mourning DoveColumbidae352024+21%1991
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae282024+164%1991
European StarlingSturnidae262024+184%1991
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae252024-61%1991
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae202024+64%1991
Horned LarkAlaudidae202024+64%1991
Common YellowthroatParulidae202024+783%2007
Yellow WarblerParulidae182024+57%1991
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae172024+163%1991
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae172024+390%1993
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae152024-63%1991
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae152024-51%1991
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae152024+283%1991
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae132024-36%1991
Song SparrowPasserellidae132024+165%1991
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae122024+70%1991
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae122024+159%1991
Spotted TowheePasserellidae112024+57%1991
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae92024+9%1991
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae92024+20%2016
VeeryTurdidae82024+57%1991
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72024+283%1991
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae72024+175%1992
Gray CatbirdMimidae62024+300%1991
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52024-47%1991
Rock WrenTroglodytidae52024+250%1992
California QuailOdontophoridae52024-31%1992
American KestrelFalconidae42024-84%1991
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae42024-70%1991
Lark SparrowPasserellidae42022+100%1991
Pine SiskinFringillidae42024-46%1991
Western BluebirdTurdidae42024+150%2009
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae42024+120%1995
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae42024-20%2012
KilldeerCharadriidae32024-60%1991
ChukarPhasianidae32024-48%1991
Long-eared OwlStrigidae31998+200%1989
Common RavenCorvidae32024-11%1992
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae32024-17%1992

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