BBS Route · Montana · BCR 11
Lambert Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 68 species recorded across 4 survey years, still active.
68Species Recorded
4Years Surveyed
2021–2024Span
1Observers
Bird Species Found on Montana Lambert
Top 40 of 68 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 145 | 2024 | +18% | 2022 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 100 | 2024 | -10% | 2022 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 77 | 2024 | -28% | 2022 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 54 | 2024 | -13% | 2022 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 51 | 2024 | -17% | 2022 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 48 | 2024 | -19% | 2022 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 43 | 2024 | +37% | 2022 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 33 | 2024 | -16% | 2022 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 32 | 2024 | -44% | 2022 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 32 | 2024 | +93% | 2022 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 31 | 2024 | +81% | 2022 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 26 | 2024 | +68% | 2022 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 23 | 2024 | +46% | 2022 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 21 | 2024 | -22% | 2022 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 18 | 2024 | -36% | 2022 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 15 | 2024 | +213% | 2022 | |
| Chestnut-collared Longspur | Calcariidae | 13 | 2024 | -66% | 2022 | |
| Upland Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 10 | 2024 | +5% | 2022 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 9 | 2024 | -22% | 2022 | |
| Northern Harrier | Accipitridae | 7 | 2024 | +44% | 2022 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 7 | 2024 | +175% | 2022 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 7 | 2024 | -21% | 2022 | |
| Wilson's Snipe | Scolopacidae | 6 | 2024 | +125% | 2022 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2024 | -48% | 2022 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 6 | 2024 | +500% | 2022 | |
| Gray Partridge | Phasianidae | 4 | 2024 | +33% | 2021 | |
| Sharp-tailed Grouse | Phasianidae | 4 | 2024 | +33% | 2022 | |
| Clay-colored Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2024 | +40% | 2022 | |
| Lark Bunting | Passerellidae | 4 | 2024 | -18% | 2022 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2022 | +33% | 2021 | |
| Wilson's Phalarope | Scolopacidae | 4 | 2023 | +300% | 2022 | |
| Marbled Godwit | Scolopacidae | 4 | 2023 | +300% | 2022 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 3 | 2024 | +0% | 2022 | |
| Western Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2024 | +200% | 2022 | |
| Baird's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2022 | n/a | n/a | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 2 | 2024 | +0% | 2022 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 2 | 2024 | +100% | 2021 | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2023 | +0% | 2021 | |
| Least Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2022 | +100% | 2021 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 2 | 2024 | +0% | 2021 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.