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BBS Route · Montana · BCR 17

Chuffey Spring Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 82 species recorded across 9 survey years, still active.

82Species 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 →
9Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2016–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Montana Chuffey Spring

Top 40 of 82 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Chuffey Spring 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae1322025-22%2018
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae702025+37%2018
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae352025+30%2018
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae252025+94%2018
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae252025-32%2018
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae222025+92%2018
European StarlingSturnidae192025-4%2019
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae182025+58%2019
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae152025-10%2018
Rock PigeonColumbidae142024n/an/a
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae132025-46%2018
Mourning DoveColumbidae132025+11%2018
Yellow WarblerParulidae132025-26%2018
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae132025+113%2018
American RobinTurdidae132025-2%2018
Common GrackleIcteridae122025+0%2019
American GoldfinchFringillidae112025+27%2022
Spotted TowheePasserellidae102025-28%2018
BobolinkIcteridae102023n/an/a
American KestrelFalconidae92024+113%2018
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae82025+300%2018
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae72024-77%2017
Common RavenCorvidae72024+600%2019
DickcisselCardinalidae72023n/an/a
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae62025+650%2018
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae62025-4%2018
Lark SparrowPasserellidae62025+267%2018
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae52017+400%2016
Common YellowthroatParulidae52025+400%2024
MallardAnatidae42024+11%2018
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42025-19%2018
House SparrowPasseridae42018+100%2017
Northern HarrierAccipitridae42024+75%2019
Tree SwallowHirundinidae42023+100%2019
Red CrossbillFringillidae42025-56%2021
Sandhill CraneGruidae42022n/an/a
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae42025+300%2023
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae32019+50%2016
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae32024+57%2018
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32025-36%2019

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