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BBS Route · Montana · BCR 17

Webster Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 93 species recorded across 34 survey years, still active.

93Species 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 →
34Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1978–2025Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Montana Webster

Top 40 of 93 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Webster 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae2042025+85%1980
Lark BuntingPasserellidae1792025-38%1980
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1192025+34%1980
Mourning DoveColumbidae932025+130%1980
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae82202513×1981
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae592025+258%1980
Horned LarkAlaudidae492025-52%1980
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae45202514×1993
Chestnut-collared LongspurCalcariidae312025+79%1980
Rock PigeonColumbidae262025+100%2022
BobolinkIcteridae212025+231%1980
Common GrackleIcteridae202025+185%1993
European StarlingSturnidae162025+27%1982
Sharp-tailed GrousePhasianidae162025+94%1985
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae152025+178%2012
American RobinTurdidae122025+88%1981
Western KingbirdTyrannidae112025+667%1986
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae112025+61%1980
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae102025+217%2006
KilldeerCharadriidae82025-62%1980
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82025+275%1980
Canada GooseAnatidae82025-76%2009
Blue-winged TealAnatidae72024-54%1982
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae72024-27%1980
House SparrowPasseridae72025-29%1980
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae72025+129%1986
DickcisselCardinalidae72023-79%2006
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62025+200%2016
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae52025+100%2006
MallardAnatidae42025-68%1980
American WigeonAnatidae42025-13%1986
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae41992+40%1981
Brown ThrasherMimidae42025+38%1987
Tree SwallowHirundinidae42023n/an/a
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42025+300%2023
GadwallAnatidae32025+40%1982
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae32025+86%1982
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32024-71%1980
Yellow WarblerParulidae32025+50%1991
Pine SiskinFringillidae31985n/an/a

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