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BBS Route · Idaho · BCR 10

Sunbeam Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 72 species recorded across 17 survey years, still active.

72Species 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 →
17Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2019Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Idaho Sunbeam

Top 40 of 72 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Sunbeam 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
American RobinTurdidae232019-34%1996
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae202019+53%2012
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae192019+13%1996
Western TanagerCardinalidae192019+288%1998
Warbling VireoVireonidae192019-37%1997
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae162019+29%1996
Song SparrowPasserellidae132019+400%1998
Yellow WarblerParulidae122019-40%1996
House SparrowPasseridae101994n/an/a
Red CrossbillFringillidae102017+900%1995
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae82019-28%1996
Nashville WarblerParulidae81994n/an/a
Cassin's FinchFringillidae52019-16%1996
Pine SiskinFringillidae52019-42%1996
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae52019-38%2007
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae42019+20%1997
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae42019-69%2008
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae42019-39%1996
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae31994n/an/a
VeeryTurdidae32009-29%1995
OspreyPandionidae32017+0%2008
Steller's JayCorvidae32013+0%2007
Common MerganserAnatidae22019-36%1997
Spotted SandpiperScolopacidae22018-57%1996
Calliope HummingbirdTrochilidae22007+0%1994
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae22017-10%1997
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae22009+0%1998
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae21994n/an/a
American DipperCinclidae22019-29%1997
Hermit ThrushTurdidae22018-70%2007
MallardAnatidae21995n/an/a
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae21998+0%1997
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae22019-33%2007
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae22016+100%2009
Williamson's SapsuckerPicidae22016n/an/a
American CrowCorvidae22019n/an/a
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae12019-50%2008
Common RavenCorvidae12013-67%1994
Fox SparrowPasserellidae12019+14%2010
Spotted TowheePasserellidae12018+0%1994

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