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BBS Route · Montana · BCR 10

Hebgen Lake Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 106 species recorded across 8 survey years, still active.

106Species 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 →
8Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2017–2025Span
1Observers

Bird Species Found on Montana Hebgen Lake

Top 40 of 106 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Hebgen Lake 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
Canada GooseAnatidae852025-1%2019
American RobinTurdidae492025-33%2019
Pine SiskinFringillidae362025+128%2019
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae342025-19%2019
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae332025-49%2019
Eared GrebePodicipedidae32202232×2017
Tree SwallowHirundinidae302025-11%2019
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae302025-12%2019
Yellow WarblerParulidae272025-27%2019
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae242025+19%2019
Western TanagerCardinalidae242025+154%2019
Warbling VireoVireonidae212025-26%2019
American White PelicanPelecanidae182025-39%2019
American CrowCorvidae182025+49%2019
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae182025+10%2019
BuffleheadAnatidae162024+129%2019
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae162025-26%2019
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae142025+21%2019
Lincoln's SparrowPasserellidae132025+7%2019
Mountain ChickadeeParidae122025+19%2019
MallardAnatidae112025+133%2019
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae112025-3%2019
Song SparrowPasserellidae112025-17%2019
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae112025+26%2019
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae102025+0%2019
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae102025+156%2019
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae82025+93%2019
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae72025+29%2019
Common RavenCorvidae72025+10%2019
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae62017n/an/a
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae62025+29%2019
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae62025+150%2021
Spotted TowheePasserellidae52018+150%2017
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae52025+225%2022
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae52025-36%2019
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae52025+133%2019
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae52025+20%2022
Fox SparrowPasserellidae52025+233%2022
Wilson's WarblerParulidae52025-30%2022
Western GrebePodicipedidae42023+440%2019

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