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BBS Route · Idaho · BCR 9

Silver City Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 93 species recorded across 33 survey years, still 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 →
33Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1989–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Idaho Silver City

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

Species recorded on the Silver City 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
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae502025+11%1994
American RobinTurdidae292025+300%1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae272025+33%1994
Horned LarkAlaudidae262025-28%1994
Western TanagerCardinalidae212025+225%1996
Warbling VireoVireonidae202025+0%1994
House SparrowPasseridae151989n/an/a
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae132025-25%1995
Lewis's WoodpeckerPicidae122025+475%1997
Cassin's FinchFringillidae112025+9%1994
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae101993+400%1989
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae102014-21%1995
California QuailOdontophoridae92025+243%1995
Turkey VultureCathartidae92025+88%2004
Yellow WarblerParulidae82025-50%1994
Hermit ThrushTurdidae82025-38%2016
Fox SparrowPasserellidae72025+17%1995
Rock WrenTroglodytidae72025-69%1995
BushtitAegithalidae72002+600%1995
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae62025-73%1995
Common RavenCorvidae62025+278%1994
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae62025+80%1997
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae62025-46%1994
Red CrossbillFringillidae62012n/an/a
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae52025-20%1994
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae52025+163%1996
ChukarPhasianidae42025+38%1996
Ferruginous HawkAccipitridae42002n/an/a
Lark SparrowPasserellidae32025-52%1994
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32025-54%1994
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32025-33%1995
Pine SiskinFringillidae32022+29%1997
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae32025-75%1995
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae31993n/an/a
Northern HarrierAccipitridae22013+100%1989
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae22019+0%2006
European StarlingSturnidae22018-38%1995
Spotted TowheePasserellidae22023-75%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae22025-44%1999
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae22025+50%1996

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