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BBS Route · Idaho · BCR 9

Ririe Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 91 species recorded across 44 survey years, still active.

91Species 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 →
44Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1971–2023Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Idaho Ririe

Top 40 of 91 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Ririe 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 SparrowPasseridae692023-68%1973
European StarlingSturnidae582023-52%1973
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae462023+73%1973
Franklin's GullLaridae402019+24%1973
American RobinTurdidae312023+11%1973
House FinchFringillidae30202314×1974
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae262023+350%2011
Horned LarkAlaudidae252023-43%1973
Western KingbirdTyrannidae212023+550%1973
Barn SwallowHirundinidae192023+244%1973
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae152023-84%1973
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae152023-75%1973
Mourning DoveColumbidae132023-69%1973
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae112023-56%1973
American White PelicanPelecanidae92005n/an/a
American KestrelFalconidae72023+0%1974
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72023-76%1973
Rock PigeonColumbidae62023-41%1973
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae62022-43%1973
Bank SwallowHirundinidae62017-61%1986
OspreyPandionidae62023+300%1995
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae6202311×1992
Canada GooseAnatidae62023+500%2013
KilldeerCharadriidae52023-38%1973
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae52023-89%1973
American GoldfinchFringillidae52023+157%1974
Yellow WarblerParulidae52023-67%1973
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae42023-70%1973
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42023+120%2002
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae42023-20%2005
Common RavenCorvidae42019+27%2011
Rock WrenTroglodytidae31976-33%1972
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae32022-55%1989
Common GrackleIcteridae32017+0%2004
Golden EagleAccipitridae21971n/an/a
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae22013+100%1973
American CrowCorvidae22023-46%1973
Song SparrowPasserellidae22023-14%1973
Western TanagerCardinalidae22022+100%1995
Warbling VireoVireonidae21972n/an/a

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