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Wolf Creek Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 90 species recorded across 7 survey years, still active.

90Species 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 →
7Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2015–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Montana Wolf Creek

Top 40 of 90 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Wolf Creek 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae1282025-36%2017
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae412025-18%2017
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae382025-1%2017
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae372025-47%2017
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae252022+114%2017
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae212025-50%2017
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae202025+54%2017
Franklin's GullLaridae152018n/an/a
Canada GooseAnatidae122025-51%2019
American GoldfinchFringillidae102022-8%2017
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae92022+150%2017
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae92022-28%2017
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae82025+300%2015
Spotted TowheePasserellidae82025+44%2017
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae82022+38%2017
European StarlingSturnidae72025-31%2017
BobolinkIcteridae72019+25%2017
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72025-18%2017
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62025-42%2017
Horned LarkAlaudidae62025-8%2017
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae52025-2%2017
Rock PigeonColumbidae52022-87%2017
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52025-45%2017
Sprague's PipitMotacillidae52022+44%2017
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae42025-27%2017
Common RavenCorvidae42025+58%2017
Warbling VireoVireonidae42025+22%2018
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42022+300%2015
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42022-17%2017
Sandhill CraneGruidae42019n/an/a
MallardAnatidae32022+0%2018
KilldeerCharadriidae32025-19%2017
Northern HarrierAccipitridae32019+0%2016
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32025-32%2017
Western KingbirdTyrannidae32022+14%2017
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae32022-22%2016
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae32025-61%2017
Baird's SparrowPasserellidae32025-17%2017
Yellow WarblerParulidae32025-55%2017
Common YellowthroatParulidae32022-33%2017

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