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BBS Route · Idaho · BCR 10

Salmon River Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 24 survey years, still active.

98Species 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 →
24Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1988–2021Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Idaho Salmon River

Top 40 of 98 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 BuntingCardinalidae452021+20%1990
Western TanagerCardinalidae202021+93%1990
Canada GooseAnatidae122018n/an/a
American CrowCorvidae112021+14%1990
Spotted TowheePasserellidae102021+6%1990
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae82021-53%1990
BuffleheadAnatidae82002n/an/a
American AvocetRecurvirostridae71988n/an/a
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae72021+111%1990
American RobinTurdidae72021-58%1990
Song SparrowPasserellidae62021+267%1990
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62021-55%1994
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae62021-69%1990
Pacific WrenTroglodytidae62021+167%1991
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae52018-56%1990
Canyon WrenTroglodytidae52021-33%1994
American WigeonAnatidae51998n/an/a
ChukarPhasianidae42021+75%1990
Lewis's WoodpeckerPicidae42021-46%1994
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae42021-59%1990
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae42017-40%1994
Nashville WarblerParulidae42013-33%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae41994n/an/a
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32021-82%1990
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae32021-64%1990
Townsend's WarblerParulidae32021-76%1990
Hermit ThrushTurdidae32021-13%1995
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae32021+167%1995
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae32021+50%2004
Western KingbirdTyrannidae32021+25%2009
Pygmy NuthatchSittidae32021n/an/a
Common MerganserAnatidae22017-46%1990
Cinnamon TealAnatidae21988n/an/a
Rock PigeonColumbidae22013-81%1990
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22011-20%1990
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae22021-55%1990
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae21996+0%1989
Cassin's VireoVireonidae22021+20%1991
Mourning DoveColumbidae22021-13%1996
Western BluebirdTurdidae22003+100%1998

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