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BBS Route · Idaho · BCR 10

Sunbeam Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 73 species recorded across 18 survey years, still active.

73Species 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 →
18Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Idaho Sunbeam

Top 40 of 73 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
Warbling VireoVireonidae352025-21%1997
Yellow WarblerParulidae302025-26%1996
Pine SiskinFringillidae262025+68%1996
Song SparrowPasserellidae232025+683%1998
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae202019+53%2012
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae202025+61%1996
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae202025-16%1997
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae152025+40%1996
Western TanagerCardinalidae152025+271%1998
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae142025+120%1997
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae142025-10%1996
American RobinTurdidae142025-43%1996
House SparrowPasseridae101994n/an/a
Red CrossbillFringillidae102017+900%1995
Mountain ChickadeeParidae102025+75%1997
Nashville WarblerParulidae81994n/an/a
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae72025-41%1998
Cassin's FinchFringillidae52019-16%1996
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae52025-31%1996
Fox SparrowPasserellidae52025+14%2010
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae52025+67%2007
Spotted SandpiperScolopacidae42025-52%1996
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae42025-13%2008
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae42019-69%2008
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae31994n/an/a
VeeryTurdidae32009-29%1995
Steller's JayCorvidae32013+0%2007
Common MerganserAnatidae22019-36%1997
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae21994n/an/a
Hermit ThrushTurdidae22025-75%2007
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae21998+0%1997
Williamson's SapsuckerPicidae22016n/an/a
American CrowCorvidae22019n/an/a
Calliope HummingbirdTrochilidae12025-50%1994
Common RavenCorvidae12025-60%2007
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae12025-20%1997
Spotted TowheePasserellidae12018+0%1994
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae12025-25%1998
Tree SwallowHirundinidae12019-46%1997
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae12025-71%2007

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