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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 56 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 →
56Years 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
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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
European StarlingSturnidae1002024+169%1970
American RobinTurdidae372024+54%1970
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae27202412×1973
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae222024+69%1970
Tree SwallowHirundinidae192024+463%1971
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae182024+411%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae182024-15%1970
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae172024+443%1970
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae162024+567%1970
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae132024-58%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae122024+65%1970
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae112024-67%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae112024+67%1970
Yellow WarblerParulidae112024+107%1970
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae112024+575%1985
House FinchFringillidae112024+413%1993
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae112024+57%2011
KilldeerCharadriidae102024-32%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102024+246%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae102024+229%1973
American CootRallidae92018+20%1970
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae92024+9%1970
American CrowCorvidae82024-22%1970
House SparrowPasseridae82024+81%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae82024+725%1982
Black TernLaridae72018+44%1977
Common GrackleIcteridae72024+600%2005
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae62022+167%1971
Warbling VireoVireonidae62024-38%1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae62024+325%1970
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae62024+120%1974
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae62024+475%1974
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62024+9%1982
Common MerganserAnatidae62007+22%1984
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae52024-77%1970
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae52024-55%1970
California GullLaridae52003n/an/a
Rock PigeonColumbidae42023-30%1970
Common RavenCorvidae42024+467%1971
Pine SiskinFringillidae42024+50%1970

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