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BBS Route · Montana · BCR 17

Reed Point Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 129 species recorded across 46 survey years, still active.

129Species 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 →
1977–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Montana Reed Point

Top 40 of 129 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Reed Point 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
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae632024-29%1979
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae522024-25%1979
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae522024+11%1979
American RobinTurdidae442024-26%1979
Spotted TowheePasserellidae402024-27%1979
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae382024+46%1979
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae342024-52%1979
European StarlingSturnidae332024-25%1979
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae332024-49%1979
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae322024-37%1979
Yellow WarblerParulidae312024-38%1979
Lark SparrowPasserellidae232024-10%1979
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae182024-33%1979
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae152024-27%1979
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae152024+37%1979
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae142024+113%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae132024-49%1979
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae102024-14%1979
Common GrackleIcteridae102024-51%1979
American GoldfinchFringillidae102024-55%1979
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae102024+17%1981
Pinyon JayCorvidae92019-44%1980
Tree SwallowHirundinidae92024+58%1979
MallardAnatidae92024+44%1985
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae82024-59%1979
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae82024+229%1979
Gray CatbirdMimidae82024-29%1979
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae72024-35%1979
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae72024-19%1979
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae72024+0%1980
KilldeerCharadriidae62024-58%1979
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae62024-31%1989
Common RavenCorvidae62024+233%2006
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae52024-50%1979
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae52024+133%1987
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae52024+138%1980
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae52024+71%1981
Warbling VireoVireonidae42024-57%1979
Rock WrenTroglodytidae42024-75%1979
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae42017-57%1981

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