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BBS Route · Montana · BCR 17

Brusett Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 117 species recorded across 21 survey years, still active.

117Species 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 →
21Years 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
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Montana Brusett

Top 40 of 117 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Brusett 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae1922024+20%1984
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae922024+21%1984
Mourning DoveColumbidae782024+93%1984
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae662024+48%1984
Lark BuntingPasserellidae482024+180%1984
Orchard OrioleIcteridae38202419×2011
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae242024+226%1984
Rock PigeonColumbidae212024+255%2012
Horned LarkAlaudidae202024-38%1984
American RobinTurdidae192024+8%1984
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae172024-4%1984
BobolinkIcteridae152024+371%2002
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae132024+207%1984
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae112024+25%1984
Lark SparrowPasserellidae112024-15%1984
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112024+50%1984
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae10202411×1988
Common RavenCorvidae102024+900%2017
Spotted TowheePasserellidae92024+133%1984
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae92024+83%1985
Yellow WarblerParulidae82024+29%1984
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae72011+150%1986
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae72024+350%1985
Ruddy DuckAnatidae72024+600%1989
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae62024-57%1984
European StarlingSturnidae62024-19%1984
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae62024-25%1984
Common GrackleIcteridae62023-26%1984
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae62024+233%1988
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae62024+55%1984
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62023+100%1983
American KestrelFalconidae52024-18%1985
Short-eared OwlStrigidae52024+150%2010
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae52023+150%2011
MallardAnatidae42023+143%1987
American CootRallidae42024+75%1989
Red CrossbillFringillidae42022-33%1984
Rock WrenTroglodytidae42024+333%1989
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae42024+100%1987
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae42024+18%2002

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