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BBS Route · Montana · BCR 10

Noxon Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 21 survey years, still active.

97Species 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 →
21Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1995–2023Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Montana Noxon

Top 40 of 97 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Noxon 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
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae612023+1%1999
Warbling VireoVireonidae262023+57%1999
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae232023+240%1999
American RobinTurdidae232023-18%1999
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae212023+133%1999
Western TanagerCardinalidae152023+47%1999
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae122023-33%1999
Cassin's VireoVireonidae112023+44%1999
Common RavenCorvidae102023-5%1999
Song SparrowPasserellidae92023-17%1999
Canada GooseAnatidae82022+87%2016
Pine SiskinFringillidae72022-60%2000
MallardAnatidae62021-30%2003
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae62000n/an/a
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62023+350%2004
Townsend's WarblerParulidae52023-69%1999
Common YellowthroatParulidae52022-50%1999
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae52023+125%2018
Hooded MerganserAnatidae52019+400%2016
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae42023+225%2000
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae42023+400%2005
Nashville WarblerParulidae42023+467%2002
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae42023+50%2005
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae42023+350%2017
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae32023-94%1999
Yellow WarblerParulidae32023-15%1999
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae32023-19%1999
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae32023-74%1999
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae32023+0%2002
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32019-33%2000
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae32023+120%2016
Ring-necked DuckAnatidae22015-29%1999
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22015+50%2003
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae22023-17%1999
Pacific WrenTroglodytidae22022-14%2000
Mountain ChickadeeParidae22023+25%2002
Varied ThrushTurdidae22023-40%1999
Blue-winged TealAnatidae21998n/an/a
Wood DuckAnatidae21998n/an/a
Great Blue HeronArdeidae21998n/an/a

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