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BBS Route · Montana · BCR 17

Albion Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 96 species recorded across 34 survey years, still active.

96Species 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 →
34Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1982–2025Span
10Observers

Bird Species Found on Montana Albion

Top 40 of 96 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Albion 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae2472025+124%1985
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae1212025+509%1985
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae1072025+38%1985
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae642025+97%1985
Mourning DoveColumbidae592025-45%1985
Lark BuntingPasserellidae432025-88%1985
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae412025+33%1985
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae412025+215%1985
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae382025+22%1985
Chestnut-collared LongspurCalcariidae372025+59%1990
Common GrackleIcteridae252025+140%1986
European StarlingSturnidae232025+586%1987
KilldeerCharadriidae112025-47%1986
Horned LarkAlaudidae112025-92%1985
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae102025+65%1985
BobolinkIcteridae92023+567%1988
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae92025-77%1990
Rock PigeonColumbidae92025+88%2012
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae72025-65%1985
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae52025+50%1985
Baird's SparrowPasserellidae52023+360%1994
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae52025-11%1985
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae52001+400%1995
Lark SparrowPasserellidae42015-36%1987
Spotted SandpiperScolopacidae41986n/an/a
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae42014+300%1994
Sandhill CraneGruidae42022+20%2008
Blue-winged TealAnatidae32014-65%1986
Northern PintailAnatidae31997-20%1986
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae32019-36%1993
American RobinTurdidae32025-30%1985
Bank SwallowHirundinidae32023-69%2015
American White PelicanPelecanidae31991n/an/a
Tree SwallowHirundinidae32008+17%1992
DickcisselCardinalidae32023+333%2021
American WigeonAnatidae21996-33%1982
Green-winged TealAnatidae21982n/an/a
Gray PartridgePhasianidae21997+50%1984
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae22025+120%1985
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae22023-67%1987

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