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BBS Route · Montana · BCR 10

Kalispell Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 154 species recorded across 57 survey years, still active.

154Species 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 →
57Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Montana Kalispell

Top 40 of 154 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Kalispell 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
American RobinTurdidae402025+31%1970
House SparrowPasseridae382025+186%1970
Tree SwallowHirundinidae362025+725%1971
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae272025+364%1970
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae272025+778%1973
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae262025+578%1970
House FinchFringillidae242025+575%1993
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae222025+84%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae222025-39%1970
European StarlingSturnidae212025+117%1970
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae172025-64%1970
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae162025+3%1970
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae122025+500%1974
Common RavenCorvidae112025+600%1971
Yellow WarblerParulidae112025+113%1970
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae102025+389%1971
Common YellowthroatParulidae102025+46%1970
American CootRallidae92018+20%1970
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae92025-49%1970
American CrowCorvidae92025+0%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92025+227%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae92025+107%1970
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae92025-9%1982
Gray CatbirdMimidae72025+350%1970
Black TernLaridae72018+44%1977
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae72025+64%2011
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae62022+167%1971
Warbling VireoVireonidae62025-35%1970
Common MerganserAnatidae62007+22%1984
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae52024-55%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae52025+63%1970
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae52025+57%1980
California GullLaridae52003n/an/a
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae42025-84%1970
Pine SiskinFringillidae42024+50%1970
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42025+200%1970
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae42025+100%1976
American GoldfinchFringillidae42025+700%1982
Sandhill CraneGruidae42025+10%1993
Blue JayCorvidae42025+100%2022

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