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Skalkaho Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 62 species recorded across 7 survey years, no longer active.

Bird Species Found on Montana Skalkaho

Top 40 of 62 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Skalkaho 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
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae451998-11%1994
Western TanagerCardinalidae251998+5%1994
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae191998+55%1994
Varied ThrushTurdidae191998+38%1994
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae161998-54%1994
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae151998+55%1994
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae131998+5%1994
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae121998-36%1994
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae121998+0%1994
Pacific WrenTroglodytidae121998+367%1994
Townsend's WarblerParulidae91998-41%1994
Mountain ChickadeeParidae81998+0%1994
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae71998+0%1994
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae71998-33%1994
Hermit ThrushTurdidae71997+38%1994
Steller's JayCorvidae61998-42%1995
Common RavenCorvidae61998-33%1994
Warbling VireoVireonidae61998-40%1994
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae61998+50%1994
American RobinTurdidae61998-46%1994
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae51992n/an/a
Wilson's WarblerParulidae51992n/an/a
Townsend's SolitaireTurdidae41998-22%1994
Canada JayCorvidae31998-48%1994
American GoldfinchFringillidae31998+77%1995
Pine SiskinFringillidae31998-74%1994
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae31993-70%1992
Pygmy NuthatchSittidae31997-70%1992
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae31995-50%1993
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae31998+200%1996
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae21992n/an/a
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae21997-29%1993
Red CrossbillFringillidae21998+25%1995
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae21997-38%1993
Pine GrosbeakFringillidae21995+0%1993
Rufous HummingbirdTrochilidae21998+100%1995
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae21995n/an/a
Mourning DoveColumbidae11992n/an/a
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae11996+0%1992
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae11992n/an/a

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