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BBS Route · Montana · BCR 10

Philipsburg Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 88 species recorded across 9 survey years, still active.

88Species 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 →
9Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2015–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Montana Philipsburg

Top 40 of 88 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Philipsburg 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae502025+74%2017
European StarlingSturnidae392025+282%2017
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae362025-28%2017
American RobinTurdidae302025-36%2017
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae262025+29%2017
Warbling VireoVireonidae202025+120%2017
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae172025-57%2017
Canada GooseAnatidae16202412×2017
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae152025-25%2017
American CrowCorvidae132025+109%2017
Tree SwallowHirundinidae112025-39%2017
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae102025+9%2017
Common RavenCorvidae92025+37%2017
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae92025+171%2018
Song SparrowPasserellidae82025+77%2017
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae72025+0%2017
MallardAnatidae62024+150%2019
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae62025+183%2017
BobolinkIcteridae52025+57%2017
Yellow WarblerParulidae52025+140%2017
Common YellowthroatParulidae52025+14%2017
Spotted SandpiperScolopacidae52022+350%2017
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42025+0%2017
Western TanagerCardinalidae42025+13%2019
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae42024+200%2018
Sandhill CraneGruidae42023+100%2019
Mountain ChickadeeParidae42022n/an/a
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32024+200%2016
American WigeonAnatidae32025n/an/a
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae22025-30%2017
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22025-67%2017
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae22025-57%2018
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae22019-50%2015
Gray CatbirdMimidae22019+100%2017
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae22024+0%2022
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae22016n/an/a
Northern HarrierAccipitridae22019n/an/a
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22025-11%2023
KilldeerCharadriidae12024-38%2017
Bald EagleAccipitridae12023-50%2015

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