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BBS Route · Montana · BCR 10

Victor Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 114 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.

114Species 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 →
29Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Montana Victor

Top 40 of 114 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Victor 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
House SparrowPasseridae872024+402%1995
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae342024-53%1995
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae332024-62%1995
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae262024+51%1995
California QuailOdontophoridae26202418×2009
Rock PigeonColumbidae222024+95%1995
House FinchFringillidae202024+483%1995
American RobinTurdidae152024-72%1995
European StarlingSturnidae102024-66%1995
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae102024-77%1995
Western TanagerCardinalidae102024-46%1995
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae102024-19%2013
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae92024-52%1995
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae92024+42%1995
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae92019+40%2009
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82024-66%1995
Warbling VireoVireonidae82024-19%1995
Red CrossbillFringillidae82023-69%1996
Canada GooseAnatidae61999+500%1993
Pine SiskinFringillidae62024+26%1996
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae62024+57%2004
Bank SwallowHirundinidae62014n/an/a
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae52024-86%1995
BobolinkIcteridae52024+0%1995
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae52024-27%1995
Lark SparrowPasserellidae51996+25%1994
KilldeerCharadriidae42024-87%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae42017-8%1995
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae42022-71%1995
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae42021-32%1995
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae42023-23%1995
Yellow WarblerParulidae42024+86%1995
Common RavenCorvidae42022+233%1996
Sandhill CraneGruidae42024n/an/a
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae32023-36%1995
American CrowCorvidae32023+33%1995
Cassin's FinchFringillidae32016-67%1996
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae31998+60%1994
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32024-30%1995
Tree SwallowHirundinidae32024-42%1995

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