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BBS Route · Montana · BCR 17

Coleman Coulee Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 68 species recorded across 6 survey years, still active.

68Species 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 →
6Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2017–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on Montana Coleman Coulee

Top 40 of 68 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Coleman Coulee 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
Horned LarkAlaudidae2692024+15%2019
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae1582024+39%2019
Chestnut-collared LongspurCalcariidae952024+54%2019
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae702024+85%2019
Lark BuntingPasserellidae612024+4%2019
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae532024+58%2019
Mourning DoveColumbidae252024+20%2019
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae252024-7%2019
Rock PigeonColumbidae222024+217%2019
American White PelicanPelecanidae202024n/an/a
Thick-billed LongspurCalcariidae172024+15%2019
Common GrackleIcteridae132024+46%2018
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae112024+0%2019
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112024+42%2019
Canada GooseAnatidae112023-15%2018
BobolinkIcteridae102024-10%2018
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae102024-25%2019
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae72024+67%2019
KilldeerCharadriidae62024+9%2019
American CootRallidae62024+40%2019
GadwallAnatidae52024+100%2019
Western KingbirdTyrannidae42024+0%2019
Eared GrebePodicipedidae42024+300%2018
Northern HarrierAccipitridae42024+0%2019
CanvasbackAnatidae42024n/an/a
Common RavenCorvidae42024n/an/a
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae32024+22%2019
Baird's SparrowPasserellidae32019+200%2017
Blue-winged TealAnatidae32019+50%2018
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae32023-40%2018
Marbled GodwitScolopacidae32024+33%2019
Ferruginous HawkAccipitridae32021+200%2018
American GoldfinchFringillidae32021+200%2018
Ruddy DuckAnatidae32023+200%2019
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae32024-82%2021
Sandhill CraneGruidae22017n/an/a
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae22024+100%2019
European StarlingSturnidae22023+133%2018
Bank SwallowHirundinidae22019+100%2017
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae22017n/an/a

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