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BBS Route · Montana · BCR 10

Pryor Mtn. Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 105 species recorded across 23 survey years, still active.

105Species 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 →
23Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1995–2024Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Montana Pryor Mtn.

Top 40 of 105 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Pryor Mtn. 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
Pine SiskinFringillidae402024-18%2001
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae372024+37%2001
Red CrossbillFringillidae332024+14%2004
Warbling VireoVireonidae332024+97%2001
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae282024-41%2001
American RobinTurdidae262024-23%2001
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae212024-32%2001
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae162024-13%2002
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae142024+53%2001
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae132024+375%2001
Western TanagerCardinalidae132024+46%2001
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae122024+18%2001
Yellow WarblerParulidae112024+14%2001
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae92024+280%2003
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae82024-23%2003
Song SparrowPasserellidae72024-24%2001
Hermit ThrushTurdidae72024+48%2003
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae62024+83%2002
Common RavenCorvidae62024+467%2002
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae62024-39%2004
Horned LarkAlaudidae52024+63%2002
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae52024-59%2001
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae52024-10%2002
Mountain ChickadeeParidae52024+25%2003
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae52024-64%2003
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae42023+20%2002
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae42018+40%2002
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae42021+13%2001
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae42024+14%2003
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae42007+300%2000
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42002+33%2000
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae42013+100%2007
Mourning DoveColumbidae32024+17%2001
Spotted TowheePasserellidae32024-78%2001
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae32024+300%2002
Common YellowthroatParulidae32021+125%2001
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae32024-43%2001
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae32018+100%2003
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae32023+33%2014
White-throated SwiftApodidae32024+82%2009

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