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BBS Route · Montana · BCR 17

St Xavier Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 85 species recorded across 24 survey years, no longer active.

85Species 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 →
24Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1979–2011Span
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Bird Species Found on Montana St Xavier

Top 40 of 85 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the St Xavier 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
Canada GooseAnatidae79201078×2000
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae762011-55%1982
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae692011-66%1982
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae512011+12%1982
Tree SwallowHirundinidae45201033×1994
Lark BuntingPasserellidae442011-33%1982
Song SparrowPasserellidae262010+775%1995
MallardAnatidae252010+391%1982
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae182010+500%2006
European StarlingSturnidae172011+9%1982
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae162011+45%1982
Common GrackleIcteridae162011+24%1982
Common YellowthroatParulidae142011+19%1982
Mourning DoveColumbidae132011-44%1982
Rock PigeonColumbidae132011+700%1991
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae122010-22%2001
Great Blue HeronArdeidae102010+500%1984
Horned LarkAlaudidae92011+7%1982
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae82010-79%1982
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82011-18%1982
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae72011-37%1982
Yellow WarblerParulidae72011+129%1982
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae72011+53%1982
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae72010+333%1991
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae62011-57%1982
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae62011+29%1982
House SparrowPasseridae62011+118%1982
American RobinTurdidae62011+20%1982
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae52010+50%1984
KilldeerCharadriidae52011-41%1982
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae52010+43%1982
American GoldfinchFringillidae52011+140%1983
Gray CatbirdMimidae52011+400%1983
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae51992+100%1986
Spotted TowheePasserellidae52011+80%1992
Sandhill CraneGruidae52010+36%2001
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae42010+0%1982
Lark SparrowPasserellidae42011+218%1983
Bank SwallowHirundinidae42006-94%1996
American White PelicanPelecanidae42010-58%2008

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