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BBS Route · Montana · BCR 17

Miles City Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 87 species recorded across 9 survey years, still active.

87Species 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
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Montana Miles City

Top 40 of 87 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae2042024+6%2017
Mourning DoveColumbidae592024+26%2017
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae372024+130%2018
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae362024+17%2017
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae272024+13%2017
Common GrackleIcteridae262024+177%2017
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae252024+238%2017
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae242024+23%2017
Western KingbirdTyrannidae192024+55%2017
American RobinTurdidae192024+61%2017
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae182024+0%2017
Field SparrowPasserellidae172024-20%2017
Lark BuntingPasserellidae132024+36%2017
Lark SparrowPasserellidae122024-14%2017
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae112024+29%2017
American CrowCorvidae112024+19%2018
Yellow WarblerParulidae92024-15%2017
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82024+250%2017
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae82022n/an/a
Turkey VultureCathartidae72024+314%2019
Horned LarkAlaudidae62024+40%2022
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae62024+33%2021
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae62024+20%2019
Rock WrenTroglodytidae62023+50%2015
American KestrelFalconidae52024-20%2017
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52024+4%2017
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae52024-56%2017
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae52022-60%2018
Rock PigeonColumbidae52024-3%2019
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42024+50%2017
BobolinkIcteridae42024-50%2022
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae32023-22%2017
KilldeerCharadriidae32024-13%2017
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32024+33%2017
Red CrossbillFringillidae32022-38%2018
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32024+9%2017
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae32024+17%2017
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae32024+50%2017
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae32023+13%2019
European StarlingSturnidae32024-33%2021

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