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BBS Route · Idaho · BCR 9

Picabo Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 109 species recorded across 30 survey years, still active.

109Species 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 →
30Years 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
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Bird Species Found on Idaho Picabo

Top 40 of 109 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1702025+42%1990
House SparrowPasseridae502025+481%1990
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae282025+16%1990
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae272025+16%1990
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae212021+429%1997
Rock PigeonColumbidae162018+193%1991
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae162025+323%1990
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae142017+4%1996
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae132025+214%1990
American RobinTurdidae132025-33%1990
American CrowCorvidae122025-15%1990
European StarlingSturnidae112025-34%1990
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae102025+77%1991
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae102021-35%1990
Barn SwallowHirundinidae102025-43%1990
Ring-billed GullLaridae82025-85%1990
KilldeerCharadriidae82025-69%1990
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae82025-42%1990
Western KingbirdTyrannidae82025-9%1991
Gray PartridgePhasianidae82014n/an/a
Greater Sage-GrousePhasianidae71988n/an/a
Song SparrowPasserellidae72025+200%2001
Common RavenCorvidae72025-10%1991
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae71990n/an/a
Common YellowthroatParulidae72021+225%1997
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae72021+50%2015
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae72021n/an/a
ChukarPhasianidae62021+133%2007
RedheadAnatidae62009+50%2000
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae62021+200%2006
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62015n/an/a
MallardAnatidae52017-22%1990
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52025+71%1993
Turkey VultureCathartidae52025-13%1999
Cassin's FinchFringillidae52003+400%1997
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae42018-67%1991
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae42025-4%1990
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae42021+280%1996
Warbling VireoVireonidae42021+267%2000
Mourning DoveColumbidae32025-39%1990

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