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Sawtooth Cty Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 93 species recorded across 26 survey years, no longer active.

93Species 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 →
26Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1988–2014Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Idaho Sawtooth Cty

Top 40 of 93 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Sawtooth Cty 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae962014+140%1990
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae522014-8%1990
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae432014+39%1990
American RobinTurdidae212014-11%1990
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae162014-33%1990
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae152014-64%1990
Warbling VireoVireonidae152014+60%1990
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae132014+200%1990
Western TanagerCardinalidae132014+188%1990
Sage ThrasherMimidae122014-6%1990
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae112014+3%1990
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae112014+36%1991
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae102014+263%1990
Horned LarkAlaudidae102014+320%1990
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae92014-53%1990
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae82014+500%1990
Tree SwallowHirundinidae82014+171%1991
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae62014-32%1990
Sandhill CraneGruidae52014-53%1990
Yellow WarblerParulidae52014+183%1990
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae42014-74%1990
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42014+140%1990
MallardAnatidae42010+17%1994
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae42014+120%1992
Northern HarrierAccipitridae32014+100%1994
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32013+133%1991
Common RavenCorvidae32014+175%1991
Pine SiskinFringillidae32014+450%1990
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae32014-61%1990
Song SparrowPasserellidae32014+267%1991
Mountain ChickadeeParidae32014+220%1990
Hermit ThrushTurdidae32014+17%1991
Cassin's FinchFringillidae32014-9%1991
Green-winged TealAnatidae22009-20%1996
KilldeerCharadriidae22014-86%1990
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae22005+0%1992
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae22014-65%1990
Lincoln's SparrowPasserellidae22014+13%1990
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae22014+0%1990
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae22000-56%1990

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