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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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 86 species recorded across 24 survey years, no longer active.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 →
24Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2025Span
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 TanagerCardinalidae27202518×2000
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae172025+256%2003
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae132025+72%1996
Warbling VireoVireonidae132025+9%2005
Hermit ThrushTurdidae112025+192%2003
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae102025-30%2012
Pine SiskinFringillidae82025-9%1996
American RobinTurdidae82025+145%1996
Red CrossbillFringillidae62025-32%2004
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae62000+20%1997
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae62025-63%2005
Mountain ChickadeeParidae52025-15%2003
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae42025+46%2003
Yellow WarblerParulidae42025+350%2003
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae42000n/an/a
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae42025-43%2005
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae42025-71%2005
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae32015+50%1994
Song SparrowPasserellidae32025+300%1997
Tree SwallowHirundinidae32006-20%2000
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32025+20%2013
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae32025+40%2018
Townsend's WarblerParulidae32025-45%2013
Turkey VultureCathartidae32022-20%2009
Black-backed WoodpeckerPicidae22018+100%1994
Canada JayCorvidae22022+0%2000
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae22025-18%2000
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae22025+67%2008
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae22010-33%1996
Red-naped SapsuckerPicidae22022-40%1997
MallardAnatidae22016+100%1997
European StarlingSturnidae22024-12%2000
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae22025-29%2013
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22024-14%2005
Cassin's FinchFringillidae22025+267%2006
Lincoln's SparrowPasserellidae22025-68%2009
Wilson's WarblerParulidae22025+40%2018
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae22021-33%2018
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae22022n/an/a
Northern HarrierAccipitridae11994n/an/a

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