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BBS Route · Montana · BCR 10

Wise River Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 111 species recorded across 30 survey years, still active.

111Species 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
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Montana Wise River

Top 40 of 111 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Wise River 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
American RobinTurdidae482025-10%1995
Warbling VireoVireonidae402025+279%1995
European StarlingSturnidae282025+62%1995
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae212025+100%1995
Yellow WarblerParulidae182025+15%1995
Canada GooseAnatidae142022+414%2001
American White PelicanPelecanidae112017n/an/a
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae102025+31%1995
House FinchFringillidae102018-14%1997
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae92025-59%1995
Western TanagerCardinalidae92025+36%1995
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae92025-50%1995
Bank SwallowHirundinidae91994n/an/a
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae92025+156%2002
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae82025+625%1997
Pine SiskinFringillidae82025-42%1995
Common YellowthroatParulidae82025+63%1995
American AvocetRecurvirostridae82012n/an/a
MallardAnatidae72022+57%1997
American CrowCorvidae72025-10%1995
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72025-60%1995
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae62025+0%1995
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae62024-40%2018
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae62025+86%2001
Song SparrowPasserellidae62025+0%1995
Tree SwallowHirundinidae62025+300%1995
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae62025-45%1995
Wilson's WarblerParulidae52025+100%1999
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae42022+60%1999
Common RavenCorvidae32025+17%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32025+50%1996
Mountain ChickadeeParidae32025+14%1995
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae32005+25%2002
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae32025-76%2000
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32025+50%1997
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae32025-20%2006
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae32025+133%2004
Northern WaterthrushParulidae32025+200%2001
Rock PigeonColumbidae32016+350%2012
Blue-winged TealAnatidae32018n/an/a

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