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BBS Route · Montana · BCR 11

Cleveland Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 133 species recorded across 41 survey years, still active.

133Species 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 →
41Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1979–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Montana Cleveland

Top 40 of 133 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Cleveland 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae912025-10%1981
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae742025+127%1981
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae372025+44%1981
Franklin's GullLaridae35202512×2024
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae302025+31%1981
Canada GooseAnatidae222024+74%1993
Sharp-tailed GrousePhasianidae142017+47%1981
American White PelicanPelecanidae142025+48%1986
American RobinTurdidae122025+97%1981
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae102025-35%1981
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae102025+100%1981
Spotted TowheePasserellidae102025+514%1983
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae102025+575%2011
Rock PigeonColumbidae92017+210%1989
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae82025+224%1981
Yellow WarblerParulidae82025-2%1981
Blue-winged TealAnatidae72023+10%1983
Lesser ScaupAnatidae62013-23%1983
Mourning DoveColumbidae62025-60%1981
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae62025-4%1981
Common GrackleIcteridae62025+78%1990
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae62005+500%2004
MallardAnatidae52024-50%1982
Common YellowthroatParulidae52025-8%1981
Wilson's WarblerParulidae51979n/an/a
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae52025+25%1982
Song SparrowPasserellidae52025+270%1982
Baird's SparrowPasserellidae42024-72%1981
VeeryTurdidae42025+32%1981
Warbling VireoVireonidae42024+175%1987
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae42024+57%1984
House SparrowPasseridae42007-78%1983
CanvasbackAnatidae42012+67%1993
Rock WrenTroglodytidae42023+167%1986
WilletScolopacidae42023+20%1992
American CootRallidae42012+0%1991
Pine SiskinFringillidae42005n/an/a
Eared GrebePodicipedidae32010+38%1996
KilldeerCharadriidae32025+43%1981
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae31995+33%1984

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