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BBS Route · Idaho · BCR 9

Magic Mtn Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 137 species recorded across 36 survey years, still active.

137Species 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 →
36Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1987–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Idaho Magic Mtn

Top 40 of 137 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Magic Mtn 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
Yellow WarblerParulidae642025+149%1989
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae582025+81%1989
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae422025+229%1989
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae422025+226%1989
American RobinTurdidae402025+90%1989
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae342025+310%1989
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae312025+492%1989
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae292025+775%1989
Warbling VireoVireonidae292025+333%1990
Turkey VultureCathartidae272024+675%1991
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae262025+83%1989
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae262025+132%1990
Fox SparrowPasserellidae262025+344%1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae242025+189%1989
Song SparrowPasserellidae242025+280%1989
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae242025+70%1991
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae222025+20%1989
Pine SiskinFringillidae202025+81%1989
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae182025+50%1991
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae182025+157%1991
American CrowCorvidae142025+23%1989
Cassin's FinchFringillidae142025-21%1989
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae142025+250%1990
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae142025+210%2000
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae132025+71%1991
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae122025+33%1997
Tree SwallowHirundinidae122025+100%1990
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae122018-24%1992
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae122025+108%1994
Spotted TowheePasserellidae112025-26%1990
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae102025+700%2004
Rock WrenTroglodytidae92025+740%1989
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae92025-31%1989
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae92025+650%1992
Common RavenCorvidae82025+110%1990
Western TanagerCardinalidae82025-14%1990
American GoldfinchFringillidae82025+300%1991
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae72025+100%1991
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae72025+433%1994
Hermit ThrushTurdidae72025+125%1991

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