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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 38 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 →
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 →
1968–2021Span
9Observers

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 MeadowlarkIcteridae2782021+8%1970
Bank SwallowHirundinidae96202168×1989
Mourning DoveColumbidae742021+80%1970
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae702021+64%1977
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae50201913×1978
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae432021+1%1972
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae352021+663%1979
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae292013+650%1999
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae222021+643%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae202021+183%1981
Lark BuntingPasserellidae142021-76%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae132021+19%1970
Field SparrowPasserellidae132021+79%1986
Yellow WarblerParulidae132021-3%1979
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae122021+25%1977
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae122021+217%1977
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae102021-9%1970
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae92021+47%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae92013+44%2002
American White PelicanPelecanidae92013+800%1990
Baird's SparrowPasserellidae92015+150%1993
Canada GooseAnatidae92019+27%1999
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae81990-25%1978
Eared GrebePodicipedidae81987+700%1978
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae72021+25%1977
Horned LarkAlaudidae72021-82%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae72019+5%1978
Brown ThrasherMimidae62021+40%1970
American RobinTurdidae62021+100%1970
European StarlingSturnidae62003+47%1980
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae62019+150%2013
Green-winged TealAnatidae61978n/an/a
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62017+200%1995
KilldeerCharadriidae52021+38%1970
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae52021+80%1993
Song SparrowPasserellidae41979-64%1970
MallardAnatidae42019-8%1978
Spotted TowheePasserellidae42021+130%1978
Common YellowthroatParulidae42021+50%1978
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42021+175%1991

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