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BBS Route · Montana · BCR 10

Church Hill Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 71 species recorded across 8 survey years, still active.

71Species 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 →
8Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2017–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Montana Church Hill

Top 40 of 71 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Church Hill 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae712025-13%2019
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae712025-18%2019
American RobinTurdidae692025-8%2019
European StarlingSturnidae602025+56%2019
Horned LarkAlaudidae582025-29%2019
Common RavenCorvidae502025+12%2019
Mourning DoveColumbidae432025-1%2019
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae412025-14%2019
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae372025+235%2019
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae282025+60%2019
Sandhill CraneGruidae282025+357%2021
House SparrowPasseridae262025+37%2019
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae252025-11%2019
Common GrackleIcteridae252025+63%2019
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae252025-4%2019
Yellow WarblerParulidae252025-3%2019
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae222025-61%2019
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae182025-9%2019
KilldeerCharadriidae172025-34%2019
House FinchFringillidae162025+342%2019
Rock PigeonColumbidae142025+34%2019
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae142025+23%2019
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae132025-26%2019
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae132025+28%2019
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae132025+3%2019
Western KingbirdTyrannidae122025+36%2019
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae112025+6%2019
Tree SwallowHirundinidae82025-32%2019
American GoldfinchFringillidae72025+54%2021
Song SparrowPasserellidae62025-5%2019
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62025-29%2019
Great Blue HeronArdeidae52025+167%2018
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae52025+18%2021
Canada GooseAnatidae52018n/an/a
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae52025-14%2021
MallardAnatidae42025+71%2019
Gray PartridgePhasianidae42025-25%2021
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae42025+33%2019
American CrowCorvidae42025+933%2021
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae42025-26%2019

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