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Clinton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 110 species recorded across 51 survey years, still active.

110Species 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 →
51Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1972–2025Span
14Observers

Bird Species Found on Montana Clinton

Top 40 of 110 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Clinton 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
Pine SiskinFringillidae332025-41%1975
American RobinTurdidae332025-4%1975
Warbling VireoVireonidae322025-1%1977
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae262025+92%1975
Western TanagerCardinalidae262025+103%1975
Yellow WarblerParulidae222025-21%1977
American GoldfinchFringillidae181973+260%1972
American CrowCorvidae182025+150%1977
Red CrossbillFringillidae172025+100%1996
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae162025+164%1977
Song SparrowPasserellidae142025+0%1975
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae142025-32%1977
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae122025+314%1977
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae112025+88%1977
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae112025+350%1988
Common RavenCorvidae82025+70%1975
House SparrowPasseridae81979n/an/a
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae72025+109%1977
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae62025-53%1977
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae62024+150%1982
Tree SwallowHirundinidae62025-25%1978
Red-naped SapsuckerPicidae62025+150%1981
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae62025+150%2000
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae31972n/an/a
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae32025-91%1979
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae32025+167%1990
Mountain ChickadeeParidae32024-69%1975
Rock PigeonColumbidae32009+11%1992
Spotted SandpiperScolopacidae32025-22%1977
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae32024+25%1989
VeeryTurdidae32025-85%1977
Ruffed GrousePhasianidae32021-14%1978
Cassin's FinchFringillidae32025-25%1979
Cassin's VireoVireonidae32025+0%1978
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32025+50%1987
Williamson's SapsuckerPicidae21972n/an/a
Steller's JayCorvidae22025-33%1976
Barn SwallowHirundinidae22003-84%1980
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae22023+25%1992
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae22025+250%1976

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