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BBS Route · Montana · BCR 17

Jordan Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 121 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.

121Species 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 →
25Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2024Span
11Observers

Bird Species Found on Montana Jordan

Top 40 of 121 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Jordan 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
Lark BuntingPasserellidae1892024+136%1971
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae1542024-12%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae1162024+31%1971
Horned LarkAlaudidae892024+97%1971
House SparrowPasseridae332024+205%1982
Rock PigeonColumbidae30202413×1986
Field SparrowPasserellidae212024+543%1994
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae192024+20%1971
Rock WrenTroglodytidae182023+62%1971
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae162024+825%1982
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae142024+95%1972
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae132024+329%1971
California GullLaridae112012+6%1971
MallardAnatidae112024-19%1972
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae112024+207%1971
Lark SparrowPasserellidae102024+60%1971
Spotted TowheePasserellidae102024+686%1971
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae102024+175%1971
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82024+186%1972
Ring-billed GullLaridae72024+20%1986
Blue-winged TealAnatidae62024+80%1972
Northern PintailAnatidae62024-20%2011
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae62024-71%1971
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae62024-75%1971
Yellow WarblerParulidae62024+191%1984
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52024+270%1971
Song SparrowPasserellidae52010+0%2000
American White PelicanPelecanidae42024+167%1971
KilldeerCharadriidae42024-47%1971
Greater Sage-GrousePhasianidae42017-71%1983
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae42024+100%1971
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae42024+133%1982
Sage ThrasherMimidae42017+83%1971
OspreyPandionidae42024+100%1986
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae42018+300%1988
Turkey VultureCathartidae42018+300%2011
Northern HarrierAccipitridae32017-57%1971
European StarlingSturnidae32024+81%1982
Brown ThrasherMimidae32016+67%1982
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32024+133%1982

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