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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 29 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 →
29Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2025Span
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 RobinTurdidae402025-62%1995
Yellow WarblerParulidae312025+13%1995
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae312025-1%1995
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae272025+37%1995
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae232025-64%1995
Warbling VireoVireonidae212025+88%1996
Red CrossbillFringillidae192025-27%1995
Townsend's WarblerParulidae182025+36%1995
Western TanagerCardinalidae162025+150%1995
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae132025-47%1995
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae122025-63%1995
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae112025+14%1995
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae112025-63%1995
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae112025+39%2007
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae102025+483%1996
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae102025-27%1995
Song SparrowPasserellidae102025+64%1995
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae92025+41%1995
Common RavenCorvidae92025+100%1995
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae91995+200%1993
Pine SiskinFringillidae92025-58%1996
Tree SwallowHirundinidae82025-33%1995
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae82025-4%1995
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae82025-69%1995
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72025+156%1996
Spotted TowheePasserellidae72025+17%1995
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae72025+7%1996
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62025-31%1995
Common YellowthroatParulidae62025+88%1997
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae52025+36%1995
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae52025-18%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52023+240%1996
Cassin's VireoVireonidae52025+64%1995
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae52025-71%1996
Sandhill CraneGruidae52025+117%2016
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae42013+150%1996
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae42025-73%1995
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae42025-63%1995
Nashville WarblerParulidae42025-42%1995
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae42025+100%1996

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