Seasonal Presence and Relative Frequency of Selected Species
This list summarizes the seasonal presence of selected bird species in Idaho, indicating whether each species occurs year-round, during the breeding season, or during the non-breeding season (winter and migration). Within each seasonal category, species are numbered and ordered from least to most frequently observed in the United States based on eBird frequency data. This ordering reflects how commonly a species has been observed by U.S. birders over time and is used here as a relative priority indicator, not as a measure of local abundance or the likelihood of encountering a species at a specific site or season within Idaho.
Cassia Crossbill
Boreal Owl
Greater Sage-Grouse
Black Rosy-Finch
Great Gray Owl
Spruce Grouse
Dusky Grouse
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Black-backed Woodpecker
American Three-toed Woodpecker
American Goshawk
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Boreal Chickadee
Mountain Quail
White-headed Woodpecker
Pinyon Jay
Pine Grosbeak
Lewis’s Woodpecker
Juniper Titmouse
American Dipper
Canada Jay
Barrow’s Goldeneye
Clark’s Nutcracker
Canyon Wren
Cassin’s Finch
Evening Grosbeak
Mountain Bluebird
Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay
Pacific Wren
Trumpeter Swan
Pygmy Nuthatch
Western Grebe
California Quail
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Black-billed Magpie
Steller’s Jay
California Scrub-Jay
Flammulated Owl
Black Swift
Sagebrush Sparrow
Williamson’s Sapsucker
White-winged Crossbill
Virginia’s Warbler
Gray Flycatcher
Sage Thrasher
Calliope Hummingbird
Hammond’s Flycatcher
Dusky Flycatcher
Plumbeous Vireo
Cassin’s Vireo
Vaux’s Swift
Clark’s Grebe
MacGillivray’s Warbler
Brewer’s Sparrow
Franklin’s Gull
Red-necked Grebe
Clay-colored Sparrow
Green-tailed Towhee
White-throated Swift
Black-throated Sparrow
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Varied Thrush
Long-billed Curlew
Swainson’s Hawk
Lazuli Bunting
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Bobolink
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Rufous Hummingbird
Townsend’s Warbler
Eared Grebe
Bullock’s Oriole
Willow Flycatcher
Western Flycatcher
Cinnamon Teal
Veery
Western Tanager
Orchard Oriole
Black-headed Grosbeak
Northern Hawk Owl
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
Bohemian Waxwing
Northern Shrike
Snow Bunting
Rough-legged Hawk
Redpoll
Tundra Swan
American Tree Sparrow
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