BBS Route · Montana · BCR 11
Great Falls Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 110 species recorded across 42 survey years, still active.
110Species Recorded
42Years Surveyed
1972–2024Span
7Observers
Bird Species Found on Montana Great Falls
Top 40 of 110 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 80 | 2024 | +2% | 1977 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 41 | 2024 | +4% | 1977 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 41 | 2024 | -44% | 1977 | |
| Franklin's Gull | Laridae | 37 | 2024 | -58% | 1977 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 34 | 2024 | +2% | 1987 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 31 | 2024 | +28% | 1978 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 30 | 2022 | n/a | n/a | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 27 | 2024 | +21% | 1978 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 24 | 2022 | +41% | 1978 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 24 | 2024 | +84% | 1977 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 23 | 2024 | +36% | 1977 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 22 | 2024 | +196% | 1977 | |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Icteridae | 21 | 2024 | -49% | 1978 | |
| Ring-billed Gull | Laridae | 19 | 2021 | +192% | 1987 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 18 | 2024 | +10% | 1978 | |
| California Gull | Laridae | 13 | 2023 | +131% | 1979 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 13 | 2024 | +46% | 1977 | |
| White-faced Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 12 | 2019 | 12× | 1998 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 10 | 2024 | +325% | 1978 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 10 | 2024 | +186% | 1986 | |
| Northern Pintail | Anatidae | 9 | 2018 | -86% | 1978 | |
| Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocoracidae | 9 | 2016 | +50% | 1995 | |
| Northern Shoveler | Anatidae | 8 | 2023 | -44% | 1978 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 2024 | +0% | 1977 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 7 | 2024 | -18% | 1977 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 7 | 2024 | +63% | 1979 | |
| Long-billed Curlew | Scolopacidae | 7 | 2024 | +188% | 2001 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 6 | 2024 | +114% | 1991 | |
| Gadwall | Anatidae | 5 | 2023 | -73% | 1978 | |
| Violet-green Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 1973 | -29% | 1972 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 5 | 2002 | +100% | 1994 | |
| Willet | Scolopacidae | 4 | 2023 | +25% | 1979 | |
| Upland Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 4 | 2024 | -11% | 1978 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2024 | +57% | 1986 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2024 | -63% | 1978 | |
| Common Merganser | Anatidae | 4 | 1995 | +200% | 1986 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2009 | -88% | 1980 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2024 | -74% | 1986 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 4 | 2024 | +100% | 2002 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 4 | 2024 | +86% | 2018 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.