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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 30 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 →
30Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2025Span
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 SparrowPasseridae652025+260%1995
Rock PigeonColumbidae502025+95%1995
California QuailOdontophoridae40202518×2009
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae362025-61%1995
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae282025-54%1995
American RobinTurdidae272025-71%1995
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae222025+65%1995
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae212025+41%1995
Tree SwallowHirundinidae192025-30%1995
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae182025-56%1995
Western TanagerCardinalidae142025-30%1995
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae132025-66%1995
Red CrossbillFringillidae122025-48%1996
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae112025-77%1995
BobolinkIcteridae112025+15%1995
European StarlingSturnidae102025-64%1995
House FinchFringillidae102025+483%1995
Pine SiskinFringillidae102025+16%1996
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae92025-12%1995
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae92025-59%1995
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae82025+23%1995
KilldeerCharadriidae72025-74%1995
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72025-30%1995
Canada GooseAnatidae61999+500%1993
Yellow WarblerParulidae62025+86%1995
Common RavenCorvidae62025+367%1996
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae62025-25%2013
Bank SwallowHirundinidae62014n/an/a
Warbling VireoVireonidae52025-33%1995
Lark SparrowPasserellidae51996+25%1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae42017-8%1995
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae42022-71%1995
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae42021-32%1995
Lewis's WoodpeckerPicidae42025+100%1999
Sandhill CraneGruidae42024n/an/a
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae32023-36%1995
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae32025-71%1995
American CrowCorvidae32023+33%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32025-62%1995
Cassin's FinchFringillidae32016-67%1996

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.