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Where to Bird - updated June 2011


United States of America -- Montana
Discover the top birding locations in Montana. Find out more about Montana Bird Clubs and Birding Organizations in Montana. Print out a checklist of Montana birds. Find the Rare Bird Alert Phone Numbers for Montana. Order books to help you become a better birder in Montana. Discover links to Montana Birding web sites. Print out special maps of Montana before you begin your trip.

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State Bird: Western Meadowlark

State Checklists:
Montana Bird Records Committee
NPWRC Bird Checklists - Montana

Species Seen in Montana: 427

State Ornithological Society:
Montana Audubon

Rare Bird Alerts:
Archives

Maps:
Montana Maps

Retail Birding Stores

 

Birding Links for Montana:
Hot Spots
Birding in Bitterroot
Bowdoin NWR
Red Rocks Lakes NWR
Where to View Montana Wildlife
Yellowstone National Park
US Fish & Wildlife Service Refuges

Montana Organizations:
Montana Audubon
Audubon Chapters in Montana
   Bitterroot Audubon Society
   Five Valleys Audubon Society 
  
Flathead Audubon Society
   Last Chance Audubon Society
   Sacajawea Audubon Society
The Nature Conservancy - Montana
Owl Research Institute


Pete Thayer's Favorite Hot Spots:
Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge

48.45 N  107.82 W
This is prairie country. Look here for Baird's Sparrow, Sprague's Pipit and McCown's Longspur. Lake Bowdoin can be productive for Grebes and Pelicans

Freezeout Lake Wildlife Management Area

47.62 N   112.02 W
Spring and fall migrations can be spectacular. Shorebirds are abundant in April and May. Check the grasslands for Short-eared Owls and Clay-colored Sparrows.

Glacier National Park

48.75 N   113.72 W
As you travel over Logan Pass, stop at picnic areas to find higher-elevation species. American Dippers live under the bridge just north of Lake McDonald. The cliffs near Avalanche Creek may turn up a Black Swift.

Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge
48.30 N  104.18 W
Site of one of the largest American White Pelican rookeries. 250,000 waterfowl may stop over during migration. The prairie grasslands are a good spot to find McCown's and Chestnut-collared Longspurs.