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BBS Route · Idaho · BCR 9

Picabo Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 106 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.

106Species 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 →
29Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1988–2021Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Idaho Picabo

Top 40 of 106 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Picabo 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 SparrowPasseridae1852021+414%1990
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1702021+54%1990
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae652021+483%1990
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae572021+67%1990
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae562021-14%1990
Ring-billed GullLaridae542021-87%1990
Horned LarkAlaudidae382021+633%2000
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae362021+205%1990
European StarlingSturnidae332021+56%1990
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae322021+433%1990
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae292021-22%1990
California QuailOdontophoridae292021+383%2015
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae212021+429%1997
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae202021-26%1990
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae182021+150%2011
Rock PigeonColumbidae162018+193%1991
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae162021+36%1990
American RobinTurdidae162021-7%1990
Song SparrowPasserellidae152021+125%2001
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae142017+4%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae142021-37%1990
American CrowCorvidae142021+9%1990
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae142021+22%1990
House FinchFringillidae132021+79%2000
American GoldfinchFringillidae132021+133%2000
KilldeerCharadriidae102021-66%1990
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae102021-35%1990
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae82021+46%1991
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82021-51%1990
Western KingbirdTyrannidae82021+0%1991
Common RavenCorvidae82021-29%1991
Gray PartridgePhasianidae82014n/an/a
Greater Sage-GrousePhasianidae71988n/an/a
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae71990n/an/a
Common YellowthroatParulidae72021+225%1997
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae72021+50%2015
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae72021n/an/a
Sandhill CraneGruidae62021-39%1990
ChukarPhasianidae62021+133%2007
Rock WrenTroglodytidae62021+43%1996

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