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BBS Route · Idaho · BCR 9

Pocatello Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 41 survey years, still active.

94Species 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 →
41Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1979–2019Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Idaho Pocatello

Top 40 of 94 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Pocatello 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
European StarlingSturnidae2162019-19%1981
House SparrowPasseridae2162019-47%1981
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae1102019+5%1981
Bank SwallowHirundinidae912019+216%1986
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae672019+122%1981
American RobinTurdidae642019-32%1981
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae502019+636%2012
House FinchFringillidae482019-51%1981
Rock PigeonColumbidae412019-64%1981
Mourning DoveColumbidae372019-13%1981
Barn SwallowHirundinidae352019-64%1981
American CrowCorvidae342019+388%1981
California GullLaridae302019-84%1981
Western KingbirdTyrannidae262019+77%1982
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae252019+23%1983
Ring-billed GullLaridae242013-65%1981
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae202019+875%1982
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae182019-58%1981
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae142019-83%1981
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae142019+72%1984
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae132019+31%1981
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae112019-9%1981
American KestrelFalconidae112019+8%1981
American GoldfinchFringillidae92019-11%1981
Pinyon JayCorvidae82015+100%1988
Song SparrowPasserellidae72019+120%1983
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae72019-46%1984
Yellow WarblerParulidae72019-77%1981
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72019+200%1994
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae72019n/an/a
Franklin's GullLaridae62015-71%1993
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae52019-93%1981
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae51994+400%1987
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae52019+100%1999
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42019-42%1981
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae42019+20%1985
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae42006-29%1998
KilldeerCharadriidae32019-88%1981
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae32019-46%1981
Warbling VireoVireonidae32019+100%1986

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