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Cramer Creek Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 77 species recorded across 22 survey years, still active.

77Species 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 →
22Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2019Span
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Bird Species Found on Montana Cramer Creek

Top 40 of 77 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Cramer Creek 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
Warbling VireoVireonidae342019+194%2003
American RobinTurdidae312019+333%1996
Western TanagerCardinalidae302019+811%1996
Pine SiskinFringillidae252019+63%2000
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae252019+789%2000
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae252016+550%2011
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae232019+161%2004
Red CrossbillFringillidae132019-62%2004
White-throated SwiftApodidae122016+71%2014
Hermit ThrushTurdidae112019-61%2005
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae102019+13%1996
Common RavenCorvidae72019-63%1996
Yellow WarblerParulidae72019+500%1996
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae72019+143%1998
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae62015+33%2003
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae62019+77%2005
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae62019-24%2005
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae62019+63%2006
Song SparrowPasserellidae52019+200%1997
Townsend's SolitaireTurdidae52019+200%1998
Townsend's WarblerParulidae52019+150%2018
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae42019-22%2003
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae42011+300%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42019-30%2005
Mountain ChickadeeParidae42019-40%2005
Cassin's VireoVireonidae42019+86%2008
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae32019+50%2008
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae32019+100%2015
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae32019+200%2017
Great Horned OwlStrigidae22006+100%1996
Canada JayCorvidae22019-11%1998
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae22019+0%2000
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae22019-33%2006
Gray CatbirdMimidae22017+75%2010
Steller's JayCorvidae22005n/an/a
Pacific WrenTroglodytidae22011+100%2005
Mourning DoveColumbidae22019+100%2012
Lincoln's SparrowPasserellidae22019-50%2009
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae22019-14%2012
Nashville WarblerParulidae22018+100%2017

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