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BBS Route · Idaho · BCR 9

Mud Lake Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 108 species recorded across 34 survey years, still active.

108Species 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 →
34Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1988–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Idaho Mud Lake

Top 40 of 108 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Mud Lake 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
House SparrowPasseridae8862025+64%1990
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae5562025-6%1990
Ring-billed GullLaridae2022025+59%1993
European StarlingSturnidae1622025-31%1990
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae1032025+592%1994
Horned LarkAlaudidae982025+114%1990
Rock PigeonColumbidae742025+46%1990
Mourning DoveColumbidae692025+216%1990
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae652025-35%1990
American AvocetRecurvirostridae621998+377%1988
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae542025-68%1990
Barn SwallowHirundinidae372025+10%1990
American RobinTurdidae342025+277%1990
Western KingbirdTyrannidae312025+64%1990
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae312025-72%1990
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae292025-78%1990
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae272025+249%2009
California GullLaridae222018-46%1990
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae212025+9%1990
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae202021-9%2008
MallardAnatidae142025-36%1990
Common RavenCorvidae142025+130%2009
Lesser ScaupAnatidae122025+400%1990
Franklin's GullLaridae112023-45%1990
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae112025+482%1990
House FinchFringillidae92025-47%1998
KilldeerCharadriidae82025-39%1990
American White PelicanPelecanidae82021n/an/a
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae72004+600%1988
Greater Sage-GrousePhasianidae62001-14%1990
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae52025-82%1990
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae52025-89%1990
Blue-winged TealAnatidae52021-20%1993
Yellow WarblerParulidae52025+175%1992
Bank SwallowHirundinidae52025-26%2005
GadwallAnatidae42022+0%1992
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae42014-59%1998
WilletScolopacidae42019-63%1990
American KestrelFalconidae42025+43%1993
Common GrackleIcteridae42019+33%1992

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