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Clinton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 110 species recorded across 50 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 →
50Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1972–2024Span
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
American RobinTurdidae352024-8%1975
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae252024+80%1975
Warbling VireoVireonidae252024+10%1977
Yellow WarblerParulidae252024-17%1977
Pine SiskinFringillidae232024-38%1975
Song SparrowPasserellidae202024+19%1975
Western TanagerCardinalidae192024+103%1975
American GoldfinchFringillidae181973+260%1972
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae152024-32%1977
American CrowCorvidae152024+81%1977
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae132024+171%1977
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae132024+124%1977
Red CrossbillFringillidae112022+0%1996
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae92024+73%1977
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae82024+257%1977
House SparrowPasseridae81979n/an/a
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae62024+150%1982
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62024+475%1988
Common RavenCorvidae52024+20%1975
Cassin's VireoVireonidae52024+20%1978
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae42024+100%1990
VeeryTurdidae42024-89%1977
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae31972n/an/a
Steller's JayCorvidae32023-33%1976
Mountain ChickadeeParidae32024-69%1975
Rock PigeonColumbidae32009+11%1992
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae32024+25%1989
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32024-64%1977
Ruffed GrousePhasianidae32021-14%1978
Common YellowthroatParulidae32024+225%1985
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32024+33%1987
OspreyPandionidae32024+80%1994
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32024+25%2000
Williamson's SapsuckerPicidae21972n/an/a
Barn SwallowHirundinidae22003-84%1980
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae22023+25%1992
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae22024-58%1977
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae22024+275%1976
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22024-41%1977
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae22015+100%1982

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.