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BBS Route · Idaho · BCR 10

Salmon River Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 99 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.

99Species 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 →
28Years 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
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Idaho Salmon River

Top 40 of 99 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Salmon River 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
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae392025+16%1990
Western TanagerCardinalidae222025+83%1990
Spotted TowheePasserellidae132025+88%1990
Canada GooseAnatidae122018n/an/a
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae102025-24%1990
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae102025-9%1994
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae92025-9%1990
American RobinTurdidae82025-56%1990
BuffleheadAnatidae82002n/an/a
American AvocetRecurvirostridae71988n/an/a
Rock PigeonColumbidae62025-77%1990
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae62025+122%1990
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae52025+80%1990
American WigeonAnatidae51998n/an/a
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae42025-64%1990
American CrowCorvidae42025+0%1990
Song SparrowPasserellidae42025+300%1990
Townsend's WarblerParulidae42025-68%1990
Pacific WrenTroglodytidae42025+67%1991
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae41994n/an/a
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae42025+100%2004
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae32025-29%1991
Canyon WrenTroglodytidae32025-33%1994
Hermit ThrushTurdidae32025-13%1995
Cinnamon TealAnatidae21988n/an/a
ChukarPhasianidae22025+0%1990
Lewis's WoodpeckerPicidae22025-55%1994
White-throated SwiftApodidae22023-56%1995
Red CrossbillFringillidae22025-68%1990
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae22025-58%1990
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae22025-74%1990
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae22024-30%1994
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae21996+0%1989
Mourning DoveColumbidae22021-50%1996
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae22025+100%2004
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22025-20%2007
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae22025+20%1995
Western BluebirdTurdidae22003+100%1998
Brown CreeperCerthiidae22023+50%2009
Common MerganserAnatidae12025-64%1990

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