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Wolf Creek Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 87 species recorded across 6 survey years, still active.

87Species 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 →
6Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2015–2022Span
1Observers

Bird Species Found on Montana Wolf Creek

Top 40 of 87 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae1232022-36%2017
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae882022-26%2017
Common RavenCorvidae412022+113%2017
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae412022+12%2017
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae412022-20%2017
American RobinTurdidae342022+30%2017
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae282022+13%2017
Horned LarkAlaudidae272022+5%2017
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae252022+114%2017
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae212022-21%2017
European StarlingSturnidae192022+4%2017
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae182022-60%2017
Spotted TowheePasserellidae172022+68%2017
Franklin's GullLaridae152018n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae102022+13%2017
Mourning DoveColumbidae102022-15%2017
American GoldfinchFringillidae102022-8%2017
Yellow WarblerParulidae102022-30%2017
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae92022+150%2017
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae92022-27%2017
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae92022-28%2017
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92022-36%2017
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae82022+38%2017
BobolinkIcteridae72019+25%2017
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae72022-50%2017
Tree SwallowHirundinidae72022-49%2017
Canada GooseAnatidae62022-80%2015
Warbling VireoVireonidae62022-13%2017
Rock PigeonColumbidae52022-87%2017
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae52022-9%2016
Sprague's PipitMotacillidae52022+44%2017
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae52019n/an/a
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae42019+150%2017
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae42022+43%2017
Gray CatbirdMimidae42022-50%2015
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42022+300%2015
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42022-17%2017
Sandhill CraneGruidae42019n/an/a
MallardAnatidae32022+0%2018
Northern HarrierAccipitridae32019+0%2016

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