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BBS Route · Montana · BCR 17

Reed Point Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 131 species recorded across 47 survey years, still active.

131Species 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 →
47Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1977–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Montana Reed Point

Top 40 of 131 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae762025-35%1979
American RobinTurdidae642025-18%1979
Yellow WarblerParulidae622025+10%1979
European StarlingSturnidae542025-27%1979
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae532025+23%1979
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae482025+7%1979
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae482025-24%1979
Spotted TowheePasserellidae362025-10%1979
Mourning DoveColumbidae322025-44%1979
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae302025-44%1979
Lark SparrowPasserellidae222025+20%1979
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae212025-30%1979
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae202025+3%1979
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae182025+3%1979
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae182025+50%1979
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae182025-11%1979
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae172025+48%1979
Common GrackleIcteridae172025-45%1979
Tree SwallowHirundinidae152025+142%1979
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae122025-13%1979
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae122025+23%1979
American GoldfinchFringillidae112025-45%1979
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae102025+175%1980
Pinyon JayCorvidae92019-44%1980
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae92025+75%1981
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae92025+400%1987
MallardAnatidae92024+44%1985
Pine SiskinFringillidae82025-48%1981
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae82024+229%1979
Western KingbirdTyrannidae82025+175%1980
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae82025+375%2011
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae72025+225%1982
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae62025+400%1992
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae62025+71%1981
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae62024-31%1989
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae52025+60%1979
Warbling VireoVireonidae52025-29%1979
Gray CatbirdMimidae52025-33%1979
Rock WrenTroglodytidae52025-63%1979
Red CrossbillFringillidae52025-61%1980

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