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BBS Route · Montana · BCR 17

Cabin Creek Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 70 species recorded across 5 survey years, still active.

70Species 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 →
5Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2018–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Montana Cabin Creek

Top 40 of 70 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Cabin Creek 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae2372025-0%2019
Mourning DoveColumbidae872025+43%2019
Common GrackleIcteridae752025+800%2019
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae542025+88%2019
European StarlingSturnidae352025+11%2019
Lark BuntingPasserellidae332025+20%2019
Canada GooseAnatidae31202331×2018
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae302025+268%2019
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae242025+538%2019
Western KingbirdTyrannidae232025+480%2019
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae232025-35%2019
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae212025+135%2019
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae192025+42%2019
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae182025+775%2023
American CrowCorvidae172025+131%2019
American RobinTurdidae152025+36%2019
Field SparrowPasserellidae142025-42%2019
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae122025+44%2019
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae112019n/an/a
Horned LarkAlaudidae102025+0%2019
Lark SparrowPasserellidae92025+24%2023
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae82025+300%2019
American KestrelFalconidae82025+700%2018
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82024+54%2019
Bank SwallowHirundinidae82025+200%2023
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae72025+175%2019
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae72023n/an/a
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae62023n/an/a
Spotted TowheePasserellidae52025+33%2019
Yellow WarblerParulidae52025-43%2019
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae52023n/an/a
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae52025n/an/a
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae52025n/an/a
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42025+25%2019
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42025-72%2019
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae42025+17%2023
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae42025+0%2019
KilldeerCharadriidae32025-32%2019
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae32023n/an/a
Sharp-tailed GrousePhasianidae32025n/an/a

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