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BBS Route · Montana · BCR 10

Red Rock Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 136 species recorded across 38 survey years, still active.

136Species 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 →
38Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1973–2024Span
11Observers

Bird Species Found on Montana Red Rock

Top 40 of 136 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Red 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
Tree SwallowHirundinidae1152024+127%1975
American RobinTurdidae672024+36%1975
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae652024+133%1975
European StarlingSturnidae482024+18%1975
Pine SiskinFringillidae472024+746%1978
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae452024+909%1980
Lincoln's SparrowPasserellidae342024+72%1991
Bank SwallowHirundinidae301997+567%1981
Warbling VireoVireonidae302024+18%1981
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae292023+50%1975
Yellow WarblerParulidae292024+92%1975
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae282024+159%1975
Sandhill CraneGruidae272024-76%1975
American CrowCorvidae262024+2%1975
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae262022+420%2021
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae242024-32%1975
Western TanagerCardinalidae242024+740%1989
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae222024-86%1975
American White PelicanPelecanidae202024-92%1977
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae162024+6%1975
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae152003+200%1975
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae142024-44%1975
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae132024+65%1977
Song SparrowPasserellidae132024+89%1975
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae112024+111%1975
Common YellowthroatParulidae112024+59%1982
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae102024-35%1975
Common RavenCorvidae102024+275%1981
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102024+146%1977
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae82024+10%1981
Canada GooseAnatidae72024-93%1992
RedheadAnatidae71995+17%1993
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae62023-87%1975
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae62024+156%1981
Barrow's GoldeneyeAnatidae61995-60%1994
GadwallAnatidae52022+783%1980
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae52023+100%1988
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae52024+80%1980
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae52024+40%1980
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52023+100%1982

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