BBS Route · Montana · BCR 10
Cramer Creek Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 77 species recorded across 22 survey years, still active.
77Species Recorded
22Years Surveyed
1994–2019Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Montana Cramer Creek
Top 40 of 77 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 34 | 2019 | +194% | 2003 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 31 | 2019 | +333% | 1996 | |
| Western Tanager | Cardinalidae | 30 | 2019 | +811% | 1996 | |
| Pine Siskin | Fringillidae | 25 | 2019 | +63% | 2000 | |
| Swainson's Thrush | Turdidae | 25 | 2019 | +789% | 2000 | |
| Black-billed Magpie | Corvidae | 25 | 2016 | +550% | 2011 | |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | Regulidae | 23 | 2019 | +161% | 2004 | |
| Red Crossbill | Fringillidae | 13 | 2019 | -62% | 2004 | |
| White-throated Swift | Apodidae | 12 | 2016 | +71% | 2014 | |
| Hermit Thrush | Turdidae | 11 | 2019 | -61% | 2005 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 10 | 2019 | +13% | 1996 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 7 | 2019 | -63% | 1996 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 7 | 2019 | +500% | 1996 | |
| MacGillivray's Warbler | Parulidae | 7 | 2019 | +143% | 1998 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 6 | 2015 | +33% | 2003 | |
| Willow Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2019 | +77% | 2005 | |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 6 | 2019 | -24% | 2005 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 6 | 2019 | +63% | 2006 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2019 | +200% | 1997 | |
| Townsend's Solitaire | Turdidae | 5 | 2019 | +200% | 1998 | |
| Townsend's Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2019 | +150% | 2018 | |
| Hammond's Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2019 | -22% | 2003 | |
| Clark's Nutcracker | Corvidae | 4 | 2011 | +300% | 1995 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 4 | 2019 | -30% | 2005 | |
| Mountain Chickadee | Paridae | 4 | 2019 | -40% | 2005 | |
| Cassin's Vireo | Vireonidae | 4 | 2019 | +86% | 2008 | |
| Dusky Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2019 | +50% | 2008 | |
| Orange-crowned Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2019 | +100% | 2015 | |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet | Regulidae | 3 | 2019 | +200% | 2017 | |
| Great Horned Owl | Strigidae | 2 | 2006 | +100% | 1996 | |
| Canada Jay | Corvidae | 2 | 2019 | -11% | 1998 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 2 | 2019 | +0% | 2000 | |
| Lazuli Bunting | Cardinalidae | 2 | 2019 | -33% | 2006 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 2 | 2017 | +75% | 2010 | |
| Steller's Jay | Corvidae | 2 | 2005 | n/a | n/a | |
| Pacific Wren | Troglodytidae | 2 | 2011 | +100% | 2005 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 2 | 2019 | +100% | 2012 | |
| Lincoln's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2019 | -50% | 2009 | |
| Evening Grosbeak | Fringillidae | 2 | 2019 | -14% | 2012 | |
| Nashville Warbler | Parulidae | 2 | 2018 | +100% | 2017 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.