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BBS Route · Montana · BCR 10

Elevation Mt Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 86 species recorded across 23 survey years, still active.

86Species 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 →
23Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Montana Elevation Mt

Top 40 of 86 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Elevation Mt 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
Western TanagerCardinalidae29202422×2000
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae282024+316%2003
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae282024-30%2012
American RobinTurdidae202024+235%1996
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae142024+32%1996
Pine SiskinFringillidae132024-9%1996
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae122024-69%2005
Hermit ThrushTurdidae112024+123%2003
Warbling VireoVireonidae92024+18%2005
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae82024-68%2005
Song SparrowPasserellidae62024+233%1997
Mountain ChickadeeParidae62024-20%2003
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae62000+20%1997
Yellow WarblerParulidae52024+375%2003
Cassin's FinchFringillidae52024+233%2006
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae42024+36%2003
Red CrossbillFringillidae42024-32%2004
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae42000n/an/a
Townsend's WarblerParulidae42024-40%2013
Common RavenCorvidae32024+10%1996
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae32015+50%1994
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae32024+225%1997
Tree SwallowHirundinidae32006-20%2000
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae32024-52%2005
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae32024+20%2018
Lincoln's SparrowPasserellidae32024-74%2009
Turkey VultureCathartidae32022-20%2009
Black-backed WoodpeckerPicidae22018+100%1994
Canada JayCorvidae22022+0%2000
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae22024-18%2000
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae22024+33%2008
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae22010-33%1996
Townsend's SolitaireTurdidae22024-20%1997
Red-naped SapsuckerPicidae22022-40%1997
Williamson's SapsuckerPicidae22022+0%2004
MallardAnatidae22016+100%1997
European StarlingSturnidae22024-12%2000
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae22024-43%2013
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22024-14%2005
Cassin's VireoVireonidae22024+80%2010

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