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BBS Route · Montana · BCR 10

Philipsburg Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 83 species recorded across 8 survey years, still active.

83Species 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 →
8Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2015–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on Montana Philipsburg

Top 40 of 83 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
European StarlingSturnidae1292024+268%2017
American RobinTurdidae442024-22%2017
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae412024+37%2017
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae312024+3%2017
Common RavenCorvidae242024+47%2017
Canada GooseAnatidae16202412×2017
Warbling VireoVireonidae152024+130%2017
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae132024+9%2017
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae132024+4%2017
Tree SwallowHirundinidae122024-37%2017
Yellow WarblerParulidae112024+100%2017
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae102024+17%2017
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82024-67%2017
Song SparrowPasserellidae82024+23%2017
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae82024-70%2017
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae72024-57%2017
MallardAnatidae62024+150%2019
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62024+0%2019
Spotted SandpiperScolopacidae52022+350%2017
American KestrelFalconidae42024-17%2017
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae42024-5%2017
Western TanagerCardinalidae42024-17%2018
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae42024+200%2018
Sandhill CraneGruidae42023+100%2019
Mountain ChickadeeParidae42022n/an/a
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32024-25%2017
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32024+200%2016
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae32024+143%2018
American CrowCorvidae22024+18%2017
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae22024+22%2017
BobolinkIcteridae22024+14%2017
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae22024-21%2018
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae22023+183%2017
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae22019-50%2015
Gray CatbirdMimidae22019+100%2017
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae22016n/an/a
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae22024+0%2022
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae22023+0%2017
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae22016n/an/a
Northern HarrierAccipitridae22019n/an/a

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