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BBS Route · Montana · BCR 17

Savage Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 104 species recorded across 39 survey years, still active.

104Species 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 →
39Years 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
10Observers

Bird Species Found on Montana Savage

Top 40 of 104 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Savage 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae1712025+2%1970
Bank SwallowHirundinidae96202168×1989
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae50201913×1978
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae452025+9%1972
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae432025+115%1977
Mourning DoveColumbidae402025+53%1970
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae322025+129%1977
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae292013+650%1999
Field SparrowPasserellidae272025+163%1986
Lark BuntingPasserellidae252025-56%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae242025+33%1970
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae192025+700%1979
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae172025-2%1970
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae162025+172%1977
Spotted TowheePasserellidae122025+180%1978
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae112025+75%1977
Horned LarkAlaudidae102025-73%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102025+293%1970
Yellow WarblerParulidae92025+10%1979
Rock PigeonColumbidae92013+44%2002
Baird's SparrowPasserellidae92015+150%1993
Canada GooseAnatidae92025-46%1999
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae81990-25%1978
Eared GrebePodicipedidae81987+700%1978
Western KingbirdTyrannidae72025+0%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72025-23%1972
American RobinTurdidae62025+90%1970
European StarlingSturnidae62003+47%1980
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae62019+150%2013
Green-winged TealAnatidae61978n/an/a
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62017+200%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae52025+10%1978
Gray CatbirdMimidae52025-11%1979
MallardAnatidae52025+15%1978
Song SparrowPasserellidae41979-64%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae42025-58%1987
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42021+175%1991
Ring-billed GullLaridae41993n/an/a
DickcisselCardinalidae42021n/an/a
Sharp-tailed GrousePhasianidae32021-80%1970

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