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BBS Route · Idaho · BCR 9

Ririe Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 92 species recorded across 45 survey years, still active.

92Species 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 →
45Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1971–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Idaho Ririe

Top 40 of 92 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 SparrowPasseridae3332025-43%1973
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1362025+133%1973
European StarlingSturnidae1352025-39%1973
Rock PigeonColumbidae1322025+308%1973
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae1232025-4%1973
Horned LarkAlaudidae742025-28%1973
American RobinTurdidae542025+9%1973
Mourning DoveColumbidae502025-38%1973
Barn SwallowHirundinidae482025+179%1973
Franklin's GullLaridae402019+24%1973
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae372025-66%1973
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae372025+550%2011
House FinchFringillidae30202513×1974
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae292025-19%1973
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae262025-50%1973
Western KingbirdTyrannidae242025+750%1973
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae242025-59%1973
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae152025+800%1992
Yellow WarblerParulidae102025-37%1973
American White PelicanPelecanidae92005n/an/a
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae72025+125%1974
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae72025+200%2002
Bank SwallowHirundinidae62017-61%1986
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae62025+300%2019
Canada GooseAnatidae62023+500%2013
MallardAnatidae52025+75%1974
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae52025-88%1973
American GoldfinchFringillidae52025+114%1974
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae52025-38%1973
OspreyPandionidae52025+367%1995
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae42025-86%1973
American KestrelFalconidae42025+33%1974
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae42023-20%2005
Common RavenCorvidae42025+27%2011
Pine SiskinFringillidae42025+100%2021
American CrowCorvidae32025-31%1973
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae32025+60%1990
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae32022-55%1989
Common GrackleIcteridae32017+0%2004
KilldeerCharadriidae22025-43%1973

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