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BBS Route · Montana · BCR 10

Laurel Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 116 species recorded across 49 survey years, still active.

116Species 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 →
49Years 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
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Montana Laurel

Top 40 of 116 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Laurel 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 StarlingSturnidae602025+117%1970
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae352025-28%1970
Horned LarkAlaudidae282025+71%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae242025+433%1984
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae152025-2%1970
House SparrowPasseridae122022-21%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae122025+243%1972
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae112025+90%1971
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae102025+76%1970
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae92008+350%1972
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae72025+4%1970
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae62022-35%1970
American RobinTurdidae62025+54%1970
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae62017+100%1996
Common RavenCorvidae62025+157%2002
Mourning DoveColumbidae52025-66%1970
Western KingbirdTyrannidae52025+46%1971
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae52022+200%1973
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52022+217%1971
Yellow WarblerParulidae52025+42%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae52025-64%1971
American CrowCorvidae52025+233%2005
MallardAnatidae42022+13%1972
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42025-17%1970
Lark SparrowPasserellidae42025-7%1970
Tree SwallowHirundinidae42018-37%1983
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae42022+100%1995
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae42025+200%1992
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32022-25%1971
American KestrelFalconidae32025-6%1970
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae32025+70%1973
American GoldfinchFringillidae32025+257%1970
Great Horned OwlStrigidae32011+100%1983
Gray PartridgePhasianidae32019+233%1983
Sharp-tailed GrousePhasianidae32016-55%1977
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32022+60%1983
Sandhill CraneGruidae32025+325%1994
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae32025+60%2012
KilldeerCharadriidae22025-43%1970
Northern HarrierAccipitridae22017-46%1971

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