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BBS Route · Idaho · BCR 9

Kyle Canyon Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 86 species recorded across 37 survey years, still active.

86Species 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 →
37Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1985–2024Span
15Observers

Bird Species Found on Idaho Kyle Canyon

Top 40 of 86 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Kyle Canyon 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
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae562024+55%1987
Horned LarkAlaudidae532024+122%1987
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae512024+36%1987
Sage ThrasherMimidae332024-29%1987
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae212024+55%1987
American CootRallidae131996n/an/a
Mourning DoveColumbidae82024+24%1987
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae81987n/an/a
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae72024+7%1987
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae71999+600%1998
Greater Sage-GrousePhasianidae62003+500%1985
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae62014-6%1987
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae52023+91%1988
Common RavenCorvidae52024+450%1990
Western TanagerCardinalidae52023+300%2011
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42024+138%1987
Gray FlycatcherTyrannidae42024+111%1991
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42022+300%2008
Caspian TernLaridae31986n/an/a
Northern ShovelerAnatidae31998+50%1986
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32024-53%1988
Green-winged TealAnatidae31998n/an/a
Northern PintailAnatidae31999n/an/a
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae32008+33%2006
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae22024+433%1988
Ferruginous HawkAccipitridae22024-48%1987
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae22024-88%1987
Lark SparrowPasserellidae22024+33%1987
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae21986n/an/a
Western KingbirdTyrannidae22024-29%1999
ChukarPhasianidae21999+100%1995
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae22023-43%1997
Lesser ScaupAnatidae21998-71%1996
MallardAnatidae21998+100%1997
American WigeonAnatidae21997n/an/a
WilletScolopacidae21999n/an/a
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae22022+0%2008
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae22023+50%2005
Franklin's GullLaridae22024-96%2015
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae22009n/an/a

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