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BBS Route · Montana · BCR 17

Hehn Draw Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 76 species recorded across 9 survey years, still active.

76Species 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 →
9Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2016–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Montana Hehn Draw

Top 40 of 76 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Hehn Draw 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae2472025+29%2018
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae642025+92%2018
Mourning DoveColumbidae532025-22%2018
American CrowCorvidae392025+1%2018
Field SparrowPasserellidae392025+13%2018
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae332025-60%2018
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae282025-12%2018
European StarlingSturnidae252024+12%2019
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae222025+23%2018
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae182025-18%2018
Canada GooseAnatidae162024n/an/a
DickcisselCardinalidae152018+200%2017
Spotted TowheePasserellidae122025+6%2018
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae112025+50%2018
BobolinkIcteridae112025+59%2018
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae102025+28%2018
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102025-32%2018
Common GrackleIcteridae102025+67%2019
Lark SparrowPasserellidae82025+19%2018
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae82025-29%2018
Brown ThrasherMimidae72025-10%2018
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae62024-44%2018
Yellow WarblerParulidae52025-39%2018
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae52025+63%2018
KilldeerCharadriidae42025-40%2018
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae42025+22%2018
Lark BuntingPasserellidae42025-85%2018
Gray CatbirdMimidae42025+25%2017
Baird's SparrowPasserellidae42022n/an/a
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae32025+20%2018
American RobinTurdidae32025-72%2018
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae32021n/an/a
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae32023n/an/a
MallardAnatidae22024+0%2016
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae22025-63%2018
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22025+0%2019
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae22025-64%2018
Chestnut-collared LongspurCalcariidae22019+100%2016
Common YellowthroatParulidae22025+100%2021
Rock WrenTroglodytidae22023+75%2018

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