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BBS Route · Montana · BCR 10

Hebgen Lake Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 102 species recorded across 7 survey years, still active.

102Species 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 →
7Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2017–2024Span
1Observers

Bird Species Found on Montana Hebgen Lake

Top 40 of 102 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
Pine SiskinFringillidae922024+112%2019
Canada GooseAnatidae492024+12%2019
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae402024-21%2019
American RobinTurdidae402024-40%2019
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae372024-21%2019
Tree SwallowHirundinidae372024-11%2019
Eared GrebePodicipedidae32202232×2017
Warbling VireoVireonidae322024-31%2019
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae292024+8%2019
Western TanagerCardinalidae242024+146%2019
Yellow WarblerParulidae232024-32%2019
American CrowCorvidae222024+31%2019
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae182024+17%2019
MallardAnatidae162024+133%2019
BuffleheadAnatidae162024+129%2019
Lincoln's SparrowPasserellidae162024+20%2019
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae152024-5%2019
Ring-necked DuckAnatidae142024-51%2019
American White PelicanPelecanidae132024+132%2019
Mountain ChickadeeParidae132024+50%2019
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae122024-31%2019
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae112024+38%2019
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae112024+0%2019
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae102024-33%2019
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae102024-45%2019
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae102024+133%2019
Common RavenCorvidae92024+0%2019
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae92024+73%2019
Hermit ThrushTurdidae82024+163%2019
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae72024-25%2019
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae72024+167%2019
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae72024+9%2019
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae72024+67%2021
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae62024+43%2019
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae62017n/an/a
Song SparrowPasserellidae62024-23%2019
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62024+500%2017
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae62024-27%2019
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae52024-55%2019
Spotted TowheePasserellidae52018+150%2017

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