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BBS Route · Montana · BCR 17

St Xavier 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 68 species recorded across 6 survey years, still active.

68Species 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 →
6Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2017–2023Span
1Observers

Bird Species Found on Montana St Xavier 2

Top 40 of 68 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the St Xavier 2 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae1202023-15%2019
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae602023+13%2019
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae552023-80%2019
Barn SwallowHirundinidae272023+57%2019
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae222023-37%2019
Mourning DoveColumbidae212023-26%2019
American RobinTurdidae192023+23%2019
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae162023+325%2019
American GoldfinchFringillidae132023+47%2019
Lark BuntingPasserellidae82021-67%2017
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae72023+40%2019
Common GrackleIcteridae72023-35%2018
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae72023-55%2019
Tree SwallowHirundinidae72023+133%2018
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62023+97%2019
MallardAnatidae52023+60%2018
KilldeerCharadriidae52023+25%2019
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52023+79%2019
European StarlingSturnidae52023-29%2019
Yellow WarblerParulidae42023+10%2019
Common YellowthroatParulidae42023+19%2019
House SparrowPasseridae42022+200%2018
Canada GooseAnatidae42018n/an/a
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae32018-25%2017
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae32023-50%2019
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae32021+50%2018
Rock PigeonColumbidae22023+400%2019
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22021-14%2018
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae22023-50%2018
Horned LarkAlaudidae22022+0%2017
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae22017n/an/a
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae22023-31%2019
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae22022+100%2017
Common MerganserAnatidae22018n/an/a
Wood DuckAnatidae22021-33%2018
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae22019n/an/a
Great Blue HeronArdeidae12019-75%2017
Sandhill CraneGruidae12022-62%2018
SoraRallidae12022+0%2017
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae12023-9%2018

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