BBS Route · Montana · BCR 17
Ingomar Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 100 species recorded across 33 survey years, still active.
100Species Recorded
33Years Surveyed
1968–2024Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Montana Ingomar
Top 40 of 100 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lark Bunting | Passerellidae | 475 | 2024 | +309% | 1971 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 314 | 2024 | +241% | 1971 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 47 | 2024 | 13× | 1981 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 27 | 2024 | +104% | 1971 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 26 | 2024 | -28% | 1971 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 15 | 2024 | +986% | 1978 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 14 | 2024 | +435% | 1971 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 11 | 2024 | +6% | 1971 | |
| Brewer's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 10 | 2023 | +930% | 1971 | |
| California Gull | Laridae | 10 | 1990 | n/a | n/a | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 2024 | -15% | 1978 | |
| Rock Wren | Troglodytidae | 8 | 2016 | +120% | 1978 | |
| Redhead | Anatidae | 8 | 2024 | -72% | 1979 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 7 | 2023 | -4% | 1971 | |
| Northern Shoveler | Anatidae | 7 | 2023 | +275% | 1980 | |
| Wilson's Phalarope | Scolopacidae | 7 | 2023 | +67% | 1981 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 6 | 2024 | -44% | 1971 | |
| Greater Sage-Grouse | Phasianidae | 6 | 2024 | -50% | 1977 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 6 | 2024 | +191% | 1974 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 6 | 2024 | +380% | 1974 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 6 | 2016 | +500% | 2015 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 5 | 2023 | -57% | 2005 | |
| Upland Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 5 | 2023 | +40% | 1998 | |
| Willet | Scolopacidae | 5 | 2024 | +250% | 2001 | |
| Marbled Godwit | Scolopacidae | 5 | 2024 | +567% | 2005 | |
| Blue-winged Teal | Anatidae | 4 | 2004 | +8% | 1979 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2024 | -50% | 1990 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2024 | -10% | 1977 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2024 | +100% | 1990 | |
| American White Pelican | Pelecanidae | 4 | 2024 | -75% | 2002 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 3 | 2024 | +20% | 1971 | |
| American Wigeon | Anatidae | 3 | 2024 | -29% | 1977 | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2015 | +20% | 1977 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 3 | 2024 | +100% | 1979 | |
| Eared Grebe | Podicipedidae | 3 | 2023 | -37% | 1979 | |
| Northern Pintail | Anatidae | 3 | 2023 | +300% | 1981 | |
| Lesser Scaup | Anatidae | 3 | 2016 | +120% | 1981 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 1978 | n/a | n/a | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2024 | -33% | 1989 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 3 | 2024 | +100% | 1991 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.