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BBS Route · Montana · BCR 10

Pablo Res. Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 123 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.

123Species 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 →
1995–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Montana Pablo Res.

Top 40 of 123 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Pablo Res. 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
European StarlingSturnidae5512025+182%1997
House SparrowPasseridae2742025+268%1997
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1782025+9%1997
Ring-billed GullLaridae1512025+87%1998
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae1042025+438%1998
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae822025+27%1997
Rock PigeonColumbidae752025+195%1997
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae562025+40%1997
Barn SwallowHirundinidae462025-30%1997
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae452025+111%1997
Tree SwallowHirundinidae302025+258%2000
Sandhill CraneGruidae282025+620%2013
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae242025+425%1997
KilldeerCharadriidae212025+47%1997
Bank SwallowHirundinidae202025+90%1997
American RobinTurdidae202025+90%1997
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae192025-86%1997
Common YellowthroatParulidae172025+96%1997
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae142025+177%1997
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae132025+14%1997
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae112025-72%1997
Mourning DoveColumbidae82025+21%1997
Yellow WarblerParulidae82025+144%1998
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae72024-18%1997
Horned LarkAlaudidae72025+83%2002
American KestrelFalconidae62025+11%1997
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62025+200%1997
Northern ShovelerAnatidae61998n/an/a
California GullLaridae52025+67%1995
Blue-winged TealAnatidae52023+200%1998
American CootRallidae52025-48%1998
Cinnamon TealAnatidae52016+60%2004
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52025+50%2004
Bald EagleAccipitridae52024+167%2013
Vaux's SwiftApodidae52010n/an/a
Canada GooseAnatidae42025-94%1998
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae42017+0%2000
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42025+17%1997
Song SparrowPasserellidae42025-29%1998
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42025-44%2001

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