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BBS Route · Montana · BCR 17

Powderville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 110 species recorded across 46 survey years, still active.

110Species 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 →
46Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2025Span
13Observers

Bird Species Found on Montana Powderville

Top 40 of 110 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Powderville 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae2322025+456%1972
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae2292025+68%1970
Lark BuntingPasserellidae1262025-27%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae592025+617%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae582025+294%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae422025+89%1970
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae282025+200%1971
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae282025+182%1971
Field SparrowPasserellidae212025-27%1983
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae192025-5%1970
Green-winged TealAnatidae181979n/an/a
Barn SwallowHirundinidae172025+112%1971
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae162025+4%1971
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae142025+283%1971
Western KingbirdTyrannidae142025+340%1972
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae142025+177%1973
KilldeerCharadriidae112025-12%1971
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae102025+89%1974
Lark SparrowPasserellidae92025-36%1971
European StarlingSturnidae92025+180%1973
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae82025+800%1972
Sharp-tailed GrousePhasianidae72024+220%1980
Bank SwallowHirundinidae72017-64%1986
Yellow WarblerParulidae62025+22%1972
American GoldfinchFringillidae52025+60%1974
Horned LarkAlaudidae52025-86%1972
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae52025-76%1972
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52025+133%1982
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae52025-27%1985
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae42014-71%1990
Canada GooseAnatidae42022+833%1991
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae42025n/an/a
Ferruginous HawkAccipitridae32024+75%1980
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae32025+40%1972
MallardAnatidae32024-76%1973
Greater Sage-GrousePhasianidae32024+25%1977
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32025+0%1974
Northern ShovelerAnatidae32024-25%1977
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae32023-17%1982
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae32006-67%1991

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