bird species observed in montana through april 2012mtnhp.org/docs/mt_bird_list_2012.pdfbird species...

Bird Species Observed in Montana through April 2012

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Species with fewer than 20 accepted records are listed in italics

CHECKLISTOF

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Scissor-tailed FlycatcherLoggerheadShrikeNorthernShrikeWhite-eyed VireoYellow-throated VireoPlumbeousVireoCassin’sVireoBlue-headedVireoWarblingVireoPhiladelphiaVireoRed-eyedVireoGrayJayPinyonJaySteller’sJayBlueJayWesternScrub-JayClark’sNutcrackerBlack-billedMagpieAmericanCrowCommonRavenHornedLarkPurpleMartinTreeSwallowViolet-greenSwallowNorthernRough-wingedSwallowBankSwallowCliffSwallowBarnSwallowBlack-cappedChickadeeMountainChickadeeChestnut-sidedChickadeeBorealChickadeeRed-breastedNuthatchWhite-breastedNuthatchPygmyNuthatchBrownCreeperRockWrenCanyonWrenCarolina WrenBewick’s WrenHouseWrenPacificWrenWinter WrenSedge WrenMarshWrenBlue-gray GnatcatcherAmericanDipperGolden-crownedKingletRuby-crownedKingletEasternBluebirdWesternBluebirdMountainBluebirdTownsend’sSolitaireVeeryGray-cheeked ThrushSwainson’sThrushHermitThrushWood ThrushAmericanRobinVariedThrushGrayCatbirdNorthernMockingbirdSageThrasherBrownThrasher

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ThischecklistisbasedontheMontanaBirdRecordsCommitteeofficiallist,availableonlineat:http://mtaudubon.org/birds/mbrc.htmlandtheMontanaBirdDistributionDatabase,alsoavailableonlineat:http://mtnhp.org/tracker.Thislistcanalsobedownloadedat:http://fwp.mt.gov/fishAndWildlife/nongameCheckoff/birds.htmlandhttp://www.mtnhp.org/animal/.

Lewis’sWoodpecker PaintingbyAndrewGuttenburg

Montana NongameWildlife Checkoff April 2012