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 Recorded
29Years Surveyed
1988–2021Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Idaho Picabo
Top 40 of 106 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 185 | 2021 | +414% | 1990 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 170 | 2021 | +54% | 1990 | |
| Black-billed Magpie | Corvidae | 65 | 2021 | +483% | 1990 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 57 | 2021 | +67% | 1990 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 56 | 2021 | -14% | 1990 | |
| Ring-billed Gull | Laridae | 54 | 2021 | -87% | 1990 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 38 | 2021 | +633% | 2000 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 36 | 2021 | +205% | 1990 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 33 | 2021 | +56% | 1990 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 32 | 2021 | +433% | 1990 | |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Icteridae | 29 | 2021 | -22% | 1990 | |
| California Quail | Odontophoridae | 29 | 2021 | +383% | 2015 | |
| Swainson's Hawk | Accipitridae | 21 | 2021 | +429% | 1997 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 20 | 2021 | -26% | 1990 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 18 | 2021 | +150% | 2011 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 16 | 2018 | +193% | 1991 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 16 | 2021 | +36% | 1990 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 16 | 2021 | -7% | 1990 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 15 | 2021 | +125% | 2001 | |
| Wilson's Snipe | Scolopacidae | 14 | 2017 | +4% | 1996 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 14 | 2021 | -37% | 1990 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 14 | 2021 | +9% | 1990 | |
| Brewer's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 14 | 2021 | +22% | 1990 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 13 | 2021 | +79% | 2000 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 13 | 2021 | +133% | 2000 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 10 | 2021 | -66% | 1990 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 10 | 2021 | -35% | 1990 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 8 | 2021 | +46% | 1991 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 8 | 2021 | -51% | 1990 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2021 | +0% | 1991 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 8 | 2021 | -29% | 1991 | |
| Gray Partridge | Phasianidae | 8 | 2014 | n/a | n/a | |
| Greater Sage-Grouse | Phasianidae | 7 | 1988 | n/a | n/a | |
| Sagebrush Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 1990 | n/a | n/a | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 7 | 2021 | +225% | 1997 | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2021 | +50% | 2015 | |
| White-faced Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 7 | 2021 | n/a | n/a | |
| Sandhill Crane | Gruidae | 6 | 2021 | -39% | 1990 | |
| Chukar | Phasianidae | 6 | 2021 | +133% | 2007 | |
| Rock Wren | Troglodytidae | 6 | 2021 | +43% | 1996 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.