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BBS Route · Montana · BCR 17

Miles City Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 91 species recorded across 10 survey years, still active.

91Species 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 →
10Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2015–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Montana Miles City

Top 40 of 91 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Miles City 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae3592025+34%2017
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1122025+64%2017
Mourning DoveColumbidae602025+55%2017
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae392025+67%2017
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae372025+265%2018
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae352025+45%2017
Lark SparrowPasserellidae342025+57%2017
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae252024+238%2017
Common GrackleIcteridae232025+323%2017
Field SparrowPasserellidae232025+8%2017
Western KingbirdTyrannidae222025+145%2017
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae202025-2%2017
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae182025+55%2017
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae162025-52%2017
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae142025+20%2017
American RobinTurdidae142025+46%2017
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae132025+77%2017
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae132025+130%2019
Yellow WarblerParulidae122025-21%2017
American CrowCorvidae112025+75%2018
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae112025+73%2019
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae102025+56%2017
Spotted TowheePasserellidae102025-50%2017
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae92025+46%2017
KilldeerCharadriidae82025+75%2017
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae82025+8%2017
Brown ThrasherMimidae82025+38%2018
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae82025+25%2017
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae82022n/an/a
Turkey VultureCathartidae72024+314%2019
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae72025+8%2018
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae62025+44%2021
Orchard OrioleIcteridae62025+100%2018
Red CrossbillFringillidae62025+13%2018
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae62025-10%2022
Horned LarkAlaudidae52025+120%2022
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52025+9%2017
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae52022-60%2018
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae52025-25%2023
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42025+125%2017

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