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BBS Route · Idaho · BCR 9

Mud Lake Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 107 species recorded across 33 survey years, still active.

107Species 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 →
33Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1988–2023Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Idaho Mud Lake

Top 40 of 107 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 SparrowPasseridae1672023-22%1990
European StarlingSturnidae1192023-30%1990
American AvocetRecurvirostridae621998+377%1988
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae432023+259%2009
Barn SwallowHirundinidae392023+8%1990
Rock PigeonColumbidae372023+198%1990
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae362023-43%1990
American RobinTurdidae332023+320%1990
Mourning DoveColumbidae242023+125%1990
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae232023-75%1990
California GullLaridae222018-46%1990
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae222022+9%1996
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae202021-9%2008
Western KingbirdTyrannidae172023+64%1990
Lesser ScaupAnatidae162023+350%1990
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae152023-83%1990
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae142023+747%1990
Franklin's GullLaridae112023-45%1990
KilldeerCharadriidae112023-23%1990
Horned LarkAlaudidae102023-19%1990
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92023-16%1990
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae82019-21%1993
House FinchFringillidae82023-68%1998
American White PelicanPelecanidae82021n/an/a
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae72023-77%1990
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae72004+600%1988
Bank SwallowHirundinidae72023-42%2005
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae62023+396%1994
Greater Sage-GrousePhasianidae62001-14%1990
MallardAnatidae52023-53%1990
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae52023-52%1990
Blue-winged TealAnatidae52021-20%1993
Great Horned OwlStrigidae52023+400%1992
GadwallAnatidae42022+0%1992
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae42014-59%1998
WilletScolopacidae42019-63%1990
Yellow WarblerParulidae42023+75%1992
Common GrackleIcteridae42019+33%1992
Sandhill CraneGruidae42013+0%2004
Sage ThrasherMimidae42015+300%2004

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