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BBS Route · Montana · BCR 17

Albion Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 95 species recorded across 33 survey years, still active.

95Species 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 →
33Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1982–2024Span
10Observers

Bird Species Found on Montana Albion

Top 40 of 95 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae2162024+95%1985
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae652024+285%1985
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae512024+120%1985
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae472024+63%1985
Mourning DoveColumbidae462024-68%1985
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae422024+45%1985
Lark BuntingPasserellidae392024-84%1985
Chestnut-collared LongspurCalcariidae342024+4%1990
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae252024+15%1985
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae212024-17%1985
European StarlingSturnidae152024+486%1987
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae112024+12%1985
Common GrackleIcteridae102024+13%1986
BobolinkIcteridae92023+567%1988
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae62023-82%1990
Baird's SparrowPasserellidae52023+360%1994
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae52001+400%1995
Horned LarkAlaudidae42024-95%1985
Lark SparrowPasserellidae42015-36%1987
Spotted SandpiperScolopacidae41986n/an/a
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae42014+300%1994
Sandhill CraneGruidae42022+20%2008
Turkey VultureCathartidae42022+175%2005
Blue-winged TealAnatidae32014-65%1986
Northern PintailAnatidae31997-20%1986
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae32019-36%1993
KilldeerCharadriidae32024-75%1986
American CrowCorvidae32006+200%1984
Bank SwallowHirundinidae32023-69%2015
American White PelicanPelecanidae31991n/an/a
Tree SwallowHirundinidae32008+17%1992
DickcisselCardinalidae32023+333%2021
MallardAnatidae22019-74%1985
American WigeonAnatidae21996-33%1982
Green-winged TealAnatidae21982n/an/a
Gray PartridgePhasianidae21997+50%1984
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae22023-67%1987
Barn SwallowHirundinidae22023-85%1985
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae22023+100%1982
American RobinTurdidae22024-30%1985

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