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BBS Route · Montana · BCR 17

Maynard Coulee Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 84 species recorded across 7 survey years, still active.

84Species 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 →
7Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2017–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Montana Maynard Coulee

Top 40 of 84 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Maynard Coulee 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
Thick-billed LongspurCalcariidae1432024+135%2019
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae752024+110%2019
Horned LarkAlaudidae572024+131%2019
American RobinTurdidae472024+3%2019
Canada GooseAnatidae422018n/an/a
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae402024+8%2019
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae272024+6%2019
Mountain ChickadeeParidae242024+22%2019
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae232024+52%2019
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae232024+15%2019
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae182024-11%2019
Western TanagerCardinalidae172024+138%2019
Red CrossbillFringillidae162024-78%2019
Warbling VireoVireonidae152024-27%2019
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae122024+136%2019
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae122024+32%2019
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae122024-24%2019
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae112024+125%2019
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae112024+167%2019
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102024-3%2019
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102024+50%2019
Pine SiskinFringillidae82024+89%2019
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae72024+82%2021
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae72024-19%2021
Mourning DoveColumbidae62024+55%2019
Chestnut-collared LongspurCalcariidae62024+11%2021
Tree SwallowHirundinidae62024+57%2019
Sprague's PipitMotacillidae62024+26%2019
Common RavenCorvidae52024-10%2019
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae52024+180%2019
Hermit ThrushTurdidae52024-31%2019
American GoldfinchFringillidae52023+0%2021
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae52024+25%2021
Ruffed GrousePhasianidae42024+67%2019
Red-naped SapsuckerPicidae42024+75%2018
OvenbirdParulidae42024-9%2019
European StarlingSturnidae42024-50%2021
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae42023+29%2021
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae32023+20%2021
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae32024+80%2019

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