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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 32 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 →
32Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1989–2024Span
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
Common RavenCorvidae732024+293%1994
Horned LarkAlaudidae552024-22%1994
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae522024-1%1994
American RobinTurdidae252024+216%1994
Western TanagerCardinalidae192024+113%1996
Cassin's FinchFringillidae172024+9%1994
Warbling VireoVireonidae172024-6%1994
House SparrowPasseridae151989n/an/a
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae152024-40%1995
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae122024-10%1994
California QuailOdontophoridae112024+129%1995
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae101993+400%1989
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae102014-21%1995
Rock WrenTroglodytidae82024-70%1995
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae82024+163%1996
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae72024-52%1995
BushtitAegithalidae72002+600%1995
Lewis's WoodpeckerPicidae62024+250%1997
Red CrossbillFringillidae62012n/an/a
ChukarPhasianidae52024+13%1996
Lark SparrowPasserellidae52024-50%1994
Fox SparrowPasserellidae52024-25%1995
Song SparrowPasserellidae52024+80%1999
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae52024+125%2005
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae42024-54%1994
Ferruginous HawkAccipitridae42002n/an/a
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae42022+300%2012
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae32024-76%1995
Pine SiskinFringillidae32022+29%1997
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae32024-71%1995
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae31993n/an/a
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae32024+25%1997
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32022+67%2004
Mourning DoveColumbidae22024-37%1994
Northern HarrierAccipitridae22013+100%1989
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae22019+0%2006
European StarlingSturnidae22018-38%1995
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae22024-54%1994
Spotted TowheePasserellidae22023-75%1995
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae22023+40%1997

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