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BBS Route · Montana · BCR 10

Painted Rock Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 107 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.

107Species 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 →
1992–2022Span
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Bird Species Found on Montana Painted Rock

Top 40 of 107 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Painted Rock 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 RobinTurdidae382022-18%1994
Western TanagerCardinalidae272022+92%1994
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae232022-30%1994
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae222022+122%1994
Warbling VireoVireonidae202022-45%1994
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae192022+21%1994
Pine SiskinFringillidae152022-35%1994
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae132022+240%1994
Song SparrowPasserellidae132022+400%1994
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae122022-81%1994
Canada GooseAnatidae112022+100%1997
Red CrossbillFringillidae102022+86%1996
Yellow WarblerParulidae92022+7%1994
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae92022-13%1994
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae82019-74%1994
Common RavenCorvidae72022-17%1994
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae72022+18%1994
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62022+143%1998
Mountain ChickadeeParidae62019-16%1994
American AvocetRecurvirostridae62002+500%1997
MallardAnatidae52009+286%1996
Townsend's WarblerParulidae52022-3%1994
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae52019+75%1996
Spotted SandpiperScolopacidae42022+67%1994
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae42019-30%1994
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae41998-22%1994
House FinchFringillidae41994-20%1993
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae42010+20%1995
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae42022+43%1996
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae32022+50%1994
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae32022-50%1994
Steller's JayCorvidae32022-50%1994
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae32022-90%1994
Cassin's VireoVireonidae32019-58%1994
Hermit ThrushTurdidae32019-18%1996
Townsend's SolitaireTurdidae32022+133%1996
Wood DuckAnatidae31998n/an/a
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae32022+25%2000
VeeryTurdidae31998n/an/a
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32017+11%2002

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