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BBS Route · Montana · BCR 10

Ninemile Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 125 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.

125Species 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Montana Ninemile

Top 40 of 125 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Ninemile 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
American RobinTurdidae452024-56%1995
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae292024+25%1995
Yellow WarblerParulidae292024+36%1995
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae272024+47%1995
Pine SiskinFringillidae262024-58%1996
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae242024+4%1995
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae152024-65%1995
Townsend's WarblerParulidae152024+30%1995
Red CrossbillFringillidae142024+2%1995
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae142024-57%1995
Tree SwallowHirundinidae132024-29%1995
Warbling VireoVireonidae132024+104%1996
Common MerganserAnatidae112024+143%1996
Song SparrowPasserellidae112024+100%1995
Common RavenCorvidae102024+179%1995
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae102024+21%1995
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae91995+200%1993
Western TanagerCardinalidae92024+143%1995
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae92024-74%1995
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae82024-47%1995
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae82024+400%1996
American CrowCorvidae82024-76%1995
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae82024-58%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72024-29%1995
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae72024-76%1995
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae72024-67%1996
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae72024+50%2006
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae62024+0%1995
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62024+167%1996
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae62024+5%1995
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae52024-46%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52023+240%1996
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae52024+21%1995
Cassin's VireoVireonidae52023+91%1995
Common YellowthroatParulidae52024+100%1997
Sandhill CraneGruidae52024+133%2016
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae42013+150%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae42024+225%1995
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae42024+0%1996
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42024-31%2007

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