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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 29 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 →
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
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
Warbling VireoVireonidae382024+292%1995
American RobinTurdidae272024+1%1995
Pine SiskinFringillidae262024-23%1995
European StarlingSturnidae222024+19%1995
Yellow WarblerParulidae192024+23%1995
Canada GooseAnatidae142022+414%2001
Mountain ChickadeeParidae132024+18%1995
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae132024+178%2002
Tree SwallowHirundinidae112024+270%1995
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae112024-17%1995
American White PelicanPelecanidae112017n/an/a
House FinchFringillidae102018-14%1997
Bank SwallowHirundinidae91994n/an/a
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82022+50%1996
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae82022+100%1998
American AvocetRecurvirostridae82012n/an/a
MallardAnatidae72022+57%1997
American CrowCorvidae62022-25%1995
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae62024-5%1995
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae62024-40%2018
Song SparrowPasserellidae62024+13%1995
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae52024-25%1995
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae52024+775%1997
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52024-54%1995
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae52024+14%2001
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae52022+75%1998
Northern WaterthrushParulidae52024+233%2001
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae42024-64%1995
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae42024+67%1995
Common YellowthroatParulidae42024+0%1995
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae42022+60%1999
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae32024-40%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32022+0%1995
Western TanagerCardinalidae32024+0%1995
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae32005+25%2002
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32024+100%1997
Rock PigeonColumbidae32016+350%2012
Blue-winged TealAnatidae32018n/an/a
Cinnamon TealAnatidae21993n/an/a
Sandhill CraneGruidae22024+25%1997

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