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BBS Route · Montana · BCR 10

Skalkho-Rye Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 65 species recorded across 22 survey years, still active.

65Species 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 →
22Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1999–2022Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Montana Skalkho-Rye

Top 40 of 65 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Skalkho-Rye 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
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae232022-22%2001
Western TanagerCardinalidae222022-39%2001
Red CrossbillFringillidae212022+64%2001
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae202022-63%2001
Warbling VireoVireonidae122022+26%2002
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae112022-5%2001
Mountain ChickadeeParidae112022-69%2001
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae102022+220%2004
Townsend's SolitaireTurdidae82022-26%2001
American RobinTurdidae72022+0%2001
Cassin's VireoVireonidae72022+300%2012
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae72019+100%2014
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae62022-57%2001
Townsend's WarblerParulidae52022-54%2001
Hermit ThrushTurdidae52022+43%2002
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae42022+0%2002
Pine GrosbeakFringillidae42022+0%2004
Rufous HummingbirdTrochilidae42011+100%2005
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae32022-8%2001
Pacific WrenTroglodytidae32022-20%2001
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae32022-63%2001
Varied ThrushTurdidae32015-73%2001
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae32022+40%2004
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22019+33%2004
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae22022-90%2001
Pine SiskinFringillidae22022-92%2001
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae22022-54%2001
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae22022-80%2001
Black-backed WoodpeckerPicidae22012+100%2004
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae22022+0%2012
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae22022+100%2006
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22022+133%2011
Song SparrowPasserellidae22022+100%2015
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae22015n/an/a
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae12022-33%2000
Steller's JayCorvidae12022-46%2001
Canada JayCorvidae12021-53%2001
Common RavenCorvidae12022-46%2001
Cassin's FinchFringillidae12022+0%2003
Wilson's WarblerParulidae12019-8%2001

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