Birding Montana

State Bird Checklist

The 2018 edition of the Checklist of Montana Birds is based on current bird distribution data. The state bird list is a cooperative project between the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks; Montana Audubon; the Montana Natural Heritage Program; and the Montana Bird Records Committee. Hard copies will be available free of charge at all FWP regional offices and the Helena headquarters, or you can download a copy below.

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2018 Montana State Bird Checklist

Montana Birdwatching  Hotspots

Montana Audubon’s Chapters have put out “birding hotspots” maps for certain locations in the state. Below you can access the current hotspots publications or websites:

• Bozeman Area
  Birding Hotspots of the Gallatin Valley (2014 edition)

• Helena Area
  Birding in the Helena Area
  Birds of the Canyon Ferry Wildlife Management Area

• Flathead Valley
  Birding in the Flathead Basin
• Bitterroot-Missoula Area
  Missoula and Bitterroot Valleys Hotspots
• Great Falls – Upper Missouri Breaks
  Field Checklist of Missouri River Corridor Birds – Great Falls River’s Edge Trail – (2014 edition)

Bird Sightings – Rare and Otherwise

Birders in Montana who want to report or learn about rare bird sightings in the state may easily do so on Montana eBird.