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BBS Route · Montana · BCR 17

Lindsay Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 100 species recorded across 9 survey years, still active.

100Species 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 →
9Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2015–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on Montana Lindsay

Top 40 of 100 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Lindsay 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
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae2082024+25%2017
Mourning DoveColumbidae1042024+33%2017
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae712024+39%2017
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae562024+30%2017
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae552024+1%2017
Horned LarkAlaudidae462024+2%2017
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae372024+879%2017
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae342024-13%2017
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae192024+42%2017
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae142024+30%2017
BobolinkIcteridae122024-3%2017
Common GrackleIcteridae122024+218%2019
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae112024-56%2017
American RobinTurdidae112024+31%2017
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae92024+7%2017
Lark SparrowPasserellidae92024+14%2017
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae92023+220%2017
Yellow WarblerParulidae92024-37%2017
Lark BuntingPasserellidae92024-93%2018
Western KingbirdTyrannidae82024+4%2017
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae82024+9%2017
American CrowCorvidae72024-17%2017
Field SparrowPasserellidae72024+25%2018
Sharp-tailed GrousePhasianidae62023-58%2016
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62024+71%2017
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae62016n/an/a
European StarlingSturnidae52024-19%2018
Common YellowthroatParulidae52024-14%2017
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae42024-64%2017
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae42024-29%2017
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42024-56%2017
Marbled GodwitScolopacidae42024+300%2023
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae32024+0%2017
Northern HarrierAccipitridae32024+0%2017
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32024+100%2016
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae32024-47%2017
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae32024-75%2017
Spotted TowheePasserellidae32024+13%2017
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae32024-75%2015
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae32024-15%2017

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