Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Moiese, Montana
Sp - Spring
S - Summer
F - Fall
W - Winter
ABUNDANCE:
a - abundant: large flocks or seen on every visit
c - common: seen on most visits
u - uncommon: seen on about half the visits
o - occasional: seen on 1/3 or less visits
r - rare: seen on rare occasion
t - transient: passing through, 5 or less sightings
h - historical: historic record, no recent sightings
2 - any numeral signifies number of sightings if 3 or under
* - nests locally
HABITAT:
g - open grassland
f - montane conifer forest
b - brushy draws
j - cottonwood-juniper bottomlands
t - stream-side thickets
r - rivers and streams
p - ponds or lakes
c - rocky cliffs and banks
m - marshy areas
GREBES HABITAT Sp S F W ___ Pied-billed Grebe p r r r r ___ Red-necked Grebe p r r r - ___ Eared Grebe p r r r - ___ Western Grebe p r - r -
CORMORANTS HABITAT Sp S F W ___ Double-crested Cormorant rp o u o -
HERONS, BITTERNS HABITAT Sp S F W ___ American Bittern prm r r r - ___ Great Blue Heron pr u u u u
GEESE, SWANS HABITAT Sp S F W ___ Tundra Swan rp o r - r ___ Snow Goose p u - u - ___ Canada Goose* prj c a a c
DUCKS HABITAT Sp S F W ___ Wood Duck* prj u o o - ___ Green-winged Teal* pr u o u o ___ Mallard* pr c c a a ___ Northern Pintail* pr u u u o ___ Blue-winged Teal* p u u o - ___ Cinnamon Teal* p o o o - ___ Northern Shoveler* p o o o - ___ Gadwall* p o o o r ___ American Wigeon* pr u o c r ___ Canvasback p r - r - ___ Redhead* p o o o - ___ Ring-necked Duck p r - r - ___ Lesser Scaup p o - r - ___ Common Goldeneye* pr c u c c ___ Barrow's Goldeneye pr o r r - ___ Bufflehead p r - r - ___ Hooded Merganser* r u o u o ___ Common Merganser* r c u c c ___ Ruddy Duck* p r r r -
VULTURES, HAWKS, FALCONS HABITAT Sp S F W ___ Turkey Vulture g r r - - ___ Osprey r o u o - ___ Bald Eagle rj o o o o ___ Northern Harrier* g c c c o ___ Sharp-shinned Hawk* jt o o o o ___ Cooper's Hawk fjt o o o r ___ Northern Goshawk fjt o o o r ___ Swainson's Hawk g r o r - ___ Red-tailed Hawk* gfj c c c o ___ Ferruginous Hawk gj r r r - ___ Rough-legged Hawk g c - c c ___ Golden Eagle* gf c c c c ___ American Kestrel* gtj c c c u ___ Merlin t o r o r ___ Peregrine Falcon fgc r r r - ___ Gyrfalcon jg - - - r ___ Prairie Falcon* gc o u u r
GROUSE HABITAT Sp S F W ___ Gray Partridge* gb c c c c ___ Chukar* gbf h h h h ___ Ring-necked Pheasant* gb u u c u ___ Blue Grouse* f c c c c ___ Ruffed Grouse* fj o o o o ___ Sharp-tailed Grouse* gb h h h h
RAILS HABITAT Sp S F W ___ Virginia Rail m r r r - ___ Sora* m o o o - ___ American Coot* p o o o r
SHOREBIRDS HABITAT Sp S F W ___ Black-bellied Plover p r - r - ___ Semipalmated Plover p r - - - ___ Killdeer* gp c c c o ___ American Avocet* p o o - - ___ Greater Yellowlegs p u o u - ___ Lesser Yellowlegs p o r r - ___ Solitary Sandpiper p r r - - ___ Willet p r - - - ___ Spotted Sandpiper* rp u u u - ___ Long-billed Curlew g r r r - ___ Marbled Godwit p r r - - ___ Semipalmated Sandpiper p r - - - ___ Least Sandpiper p r - r - ___ Baird's Sandpiper p r - r - ___ Long-billed Dowitcher p o r r - ___ Common Snipe* pmg c c c o ___ Wilson's Phalarope* p u u u - ___ Red-necked Phalarope p r - - -
GULLS, TERNS HABITAT Sp S F W ___ Ring-billed Gull rp o o o u ___ California Gull rp - o o - ___ Common Tern p r r - - ___ Forster's Tern p r r - - ___ Black Tern p r r - -
DOVES HABITAT Sp S F W ___ Mourning Dove* gj a a a o
CUCKOOS HABITAT Sp S F W ___ Black-billed Cuckoo jtf - r - -
OWLS HABITAT Sp S F W ___ Western Screech Owl jf t t t t ___ Great Horned Owl* jft c c c c ___ Snowy Owl jg - - - r ___ Northern Pygmy Owl* tj o o o o ___ Burrowing Owl* g r r r - ___ Barred Owl* j o o o o ___ Long-eared Owl* jt u u u r ___ Short-eared Owl* g u u o r ___ Northern Saw-whet Owl* tj o u o o
NIGHTHAWKS, SWIFTS HABITAT Sp S F W ___ Common Nighthawk gj - c - - ___ Black Swift gmr r o r - ___ Vaux's Swift r - o - -
HUMMINGBIRDS HABITAT Sp S F W ___ Black-chinned Hummingbird tjh - r - - ___ Calliope Hummingbird* tjh r u - - ___ Broad-tailed Hummingbird tjh - r - - ___ Rufous Hummingbird* tjh r u - -
KINGFISHER HABITAT Sp S F W ___ Belted Kingfisher* r u u u o
WOODPECKERS HABITAT Sp S F W ___ Lewis' Woodpecker* f c c u - ___ Red-naped Woodpecker* jt c c c - ___ Downy Woodpecker* jf u u u u ___ Hairy Woodpecker* jf u u u u ___ Northern Flicker* jft c c c u ___ Pileated Woodpecker* jf o o o o
FLYCATCHERS HABITAT Sp S F W ___ Western Wood-Pewee* jft - c - - ___ Willow Flycatcher* mt - o - - ___ Hammond's Flycatcher* f - u - - ___ Dusky Flycatcher* b - c - - ___ Western Flycatcher tj - o - - ___ Say's Phoebe* ctgh o o o - ___ Western Kingbird* gj u c o - ___ Eastern Kingbird* gb c a u -
LARKS HABITAT Sp S F W ___ Horned Lark g o o o u
SWALLOWS HABITAT Sp S F W ___ Tree Swallow* rpjg c a c - ___ Violet-green Swallow* rpmc c c u - ___ Northern Rough-winged Swallow* rpch u c - - ___ Bank Swallow* cpr c c u - ___ Cliff Swallow* cprh c c u - ___ Barn Swallow* prh c a u -
JAYS HABITAT Sp S F W ___ Gray Jay f - - r r ___ Steller's Jay f r r o o ___ Clark's Nutcracker* f c c c c ___ Black-billed Magpie* gtj c a a c ___ American Crow gtj u r u - ___ Common Raven* gjf c c c c
CHICKADEES, NUTHATCHES, CREEPERS HABITAT Sp S F W ___ Black-capped Chickadee* jft c c c c ___ Mountain Chickadee* f u u u u ___ Red-breasted Nuthatch* jf c c c c ___ White-breasted Nuthatch fj o o o o ___ Pygmy Nuthatch* f u u u u ___ Brown Creeper* jf o o o o
WRENS, DIPPERS HABITAT Sp S F W ___ Rock Wren* c c c c - ___ House Wren* jth u c u - ___ Marsh Wren* pmt o o o r ___ American Dipper r o o o o
KINGLETS HABITAT Sp S F W ___ Golden-crowned Kinglet* fj o o o o ___ Ruby-crowned Kinglet* fj u u u r
THRUSHES HABITAT Sp S F W ___ Western Bluebird g t - - - ___ Mountain Bluebird* g c c c r ___ Townsend's Solitaire* jtc u u c c ___ Veery f - r r - ___ Swainson's Thrush* f o o - - ___ Hermit Thrush jt - r - - ___ American Robin* jtfh a a a o ___ Varied Thrush f r - - r
MOCKINGBIRDS HABITAT Sp S F W ___ Gray Catbird* tj o o o - ___ Northern Mockingbird bt 3 1 - -
PIPITS HABITAT Sp S F W ___ American Pipit g u - u -
WAXWINGS HABITAT Sp S F W ___ Bohemian Waxwing jt u - u a ___ Cedar Waxwing* jt o u u o
SHRIKES HABITAT Sp S F W ___ Northern Shrike gtb u - u u ___ Loggerhead Shrike gtb - r - -
STARLING HABITAT Sp S F W ___ European Starling* jht c c c u
VIREO HABITAT Sp S F W ___ Solitary Vireo f c c - - ___ Warbling Vireo* fjtb c c u - ___ Red-eyed Vireo* jft c c u -
WARBLERS HABITAT Sp S F W ___ Orange-crowned Warbler fj u u o - ___ Nashville Warbler fj r r - - ___ Yellow Warbler* jt c c o - ___ Yellow-rumped Warbler fj u o u r ___ Townsend's Warbler f - o - - ___ American Redstart* fj - o - - ___ Northern Waterthrush tm - r - - ___ MacGillivray's Warbler* tbj o c - - ___ Common Yellowthroat* mt o u o - ___ Wilson's Warbler tjb - o r - ___ Yellow-breasted Chat* bgt o u - -
TANAGERS HABITAT Sp S F W ___Western Tanager* jft o u o -
BUNTINGS, TOWHEES, SPARROWS HABITAT Sp S F W ___ Black-headed Grosbeak fj - o - - ___ Lazuli Bunting* tb u c - - ___ Rufous-sided Towhee* t c c o - ___ American Tree Sparrow g - - o u ___ Chipping Sparrow* tbj u c u - ___ Brewer's Sparrow gb - r r - ___ Vesper Sparrow* g a a c - ___ Lark Sparrow tb u u o - ___ Lark Bunting g t t - - ___ Savannah Sparrow* gb u u o - ___ Grasshopper Sparrow* g c c - - ___ Fox Sparrow tj r r r t ___ Song Sparrow* tm c c c o ___ Lincoln's Sparrow tb o - - - ___ White-crowned Sparrow tb o o u r ___ Harris' Sparrow tj - - - r ___ Dark-eyed Junco ___ Oregon race* fj c c c c ___ Slate-colored race f - - - o ___ Lapland Longspur g - - - r ___ Snow Bunting g o - o o
BLACKBIRDS HABITAT Sp S F W ___ Bobolink m r r - - ___ Red-winged Blackbird* mpt a a c o ___ Western Meadowlark* g a a a o ___ Yellow-headed Blackbird mp o o o - ___ Brewer's Blackbird* g a a a o ___ Brown-headed Cowbird* tjfg u u - - ___ Northern Oriole* jt - c - -
FINCHES HABITAT Sp S F W ___ Rosy Finch ___ Gray-crowned race gb o - o u ___ Gray-headed race gb o - o u ___ Pine Grosbeak f o r r o ___ Cassin's Finch fj o o o c ___ House Finch jf - - r c ___ Red Crossbill* f o o o o ___ White-winged Crossbill f - - r - ___ Common Redpoll g - - c c ___ Hoary Redpoll g - - - r ___ Pine Siskin* f u u u o ___ American Goldfinch* jt o o u u ___ Evening Grosbeak jf u - u c
WEAVER FINCHES HABITAT Sp S F W ___ House Sparrow* hjgt c c c c
Refuge Manager
National Bison Range
Moiese, Montana 59824
Telephone: 406/644-2211
This resource is based on the following source:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. No date. Birds of National Bison Range.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Unpaginated.
This resource should be cited as:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. No date. Birds of National Bison Range.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Unpaginated. Jamestown, ND:
Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Online.
http://www.npwrc.usgs.govbison.htm
(Version 22MAY98).
U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey
URL: http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/birds/chekbird/r6/bison.htm
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