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Partial List of Birds of the Northern Rockies and Plains of Montana
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• American avocet - Recurvirostrata americana*
• American bittern - Botaurus lentiginosus
• American coot - Fulica americana*
• American Dipper - Cinclus mexicanus*
• American goldfinch (female) - Carduelis tristis*
• American goldfinch (male) - Carduelis tristis*
• American kestral (female) - Falco sparverius
• American kestral (male) - Falco sparverius*
• American kestral (male) - Falco sparverius*
• American redstart (female) - Setophaga ruticilla*
• American redstart (male) - Setophaga ruticilla*
• American robin (female) - Turdus migratorius*
• American robin (male) - Turdus migratorius*
• American white pelican - Pelecanus erythrorhynchos*
• Bald eagle - Haliaeetus leucocephalus*
• Bank swallow - Riparia riparia
• Barn swallow - Hirundo rustica*
• Barred owl - Strix varia*
• Belted kingfisher (female) - Ceryle alcyon*
• Belted kingfisher (male) - Ceryle alcyon
• Black-billed magpie - Pica pica*
• Black-capped chickadee - Poecile atricapillus*
• Black-chinned hummingbird (female) - Archilochus alexandri
• Black-chinned hummingbird (male) - Archilochus alexandri*
• Black-headed grosbeak (female) - Pheucticus melanocephalus*
• Black-headed grosbeak (male) - Pheucticus melanocephalus*
• Black-necked stilt - Himantopus mexicanus*
• Blue jay - Cyanocitta cristata*
• Blue-winged teal (female) - Anas discors*
• Blue-winged teal (male) - Anas discors*
• Blue-winged teal (male) - Anas discors*
• Bobolink (female) - Dolichonyx oryzivorus
• Bobolink (male) - Dolichonyx oryzivorus*
• Bohemian waxwing - Bombycilla garrulus*
• Brewer's blackbird (female) - Euphagus cyanocephalus*
• Brewer's blackbird (male) - Euphagus cyanocephalus*
• Brewer's sparrow - Spizella breweri*
• Brown creeper - Certhia americana*
• Brown-headed cowbird (female) - Molothrus ater*
• Brown-headed cowbird (male) - Molothrus ater
• Bullock's oriole (female) - Icterus bullockii*
• Bullock's oriole (male) - Icterus bullockii
• Calliope hummingbird (female) - Stellula calliope*
• Calliope hummingbird (male) - Stellula calliope*
• Canada goose - Branta canadensis*
• Cassin's finch (female) - Carpodacus cassinii*
• Cassin's finch (male) - Carpodacus cassinii*
• Cedar waxwing - Bombycilla cedorum*
• Chestnut-collared longspur (male) - Calcarius ornatus*
• Chipping sparrow - Spizella passerina*
• Cinnamon teal (female) - Anas cyanoptera
• Cinnamon teal (male) - Anas cyanoptera*
• Clark's nutcracker - Nucifraga columbiana*
• Cliff swallow - Hirundo pyrrhonota*
• Common goldeneye (female) - Bucephala clangula*
• Common goldeneye (male) - Bucephala clangula*
• Common loon - Gavia immer*
• Common merganser (female) - Mergus merganser*
• Common merganser (male) - Mergus merganser*
• Common nighthawk - Chordeiles minor*
• Common raven - Corvus corax*
• Common yellowthroat (female) - Geothlypis trichas
• Common yellowthroat (male) - Geothlypis trichas*
• Coopers hawk (adult) - Accipiter cooperii
• Coopers hawk (juvenile) - Accipiter cooperii
• Cordilleran flycatcher - Empidonax occidentalis*
• Dark-eyed junco - Junco hyemalis*
• Double crested cormorant - Phalacrocorax auritus*
• Downy woodpecker (female) - Picoides pubescens*
• Downy woodpecker (male) - Picoides pubescens*
• Dusky grouse (female) - Dendragapas obscurus*
• Dusky grouse (male) - Dendragapas obscurus
• Eastern kingbird - Tyrannus tyrannus*
• Eurasian collared dove - Streptopelia decaocto*
• European starling - Sturnus vulgaris
• Evening grosbeak (female) - Coccothraustes vespertinus*
• Evening grosbeak (male) - Coccothraustes vespertinus*
• Ferruginous hawk - Buteo regalis*
• Franklin's spruce grouse (female) - Falcipennis canadensis
• Franklin's spruce grouse (male) - Falcipennis canadensis *
• Gadwall (female) - Anas strepera*
• Gadwall (male) - Anas strepera
• Golden eagle - Aquila chrysaetos*
• Grasshopper sparrow - Ammodramus savannarum*
• Gray catbird - Dumetella carolinensis*
• Gray jay - Perisoreus canadensis*
• Great blue heron - Ardea herodias*
• Great gray owl - Strix nebulosa*
• Great horned owl - Bubo virginianus*
• Greater sage grouse (female) - Centrocercus urophasianus*
• Greater sage grouse (male) - Centrocercus urophasianus*
• Greater yellowlegs - Tringa melanoleuca*
• Hairy woodpecker (female) - Picoides villosus*
• Hairy woodpecker (male) - Picoides villosus*
• Hermit thrush - Catharus guttatus
• Hooded merganser (female) - Lophodytes cucullatus*
• Hooded merganser (male) - Lophodytes cucullatus*
• Horned lark - Eremophila alpestris*
• House finch (female) - Carpodacus mexicanus*
• House finch (male) - Carpodacus mexicanus*
• House sparrow (female) - Passer domesticus
• House sparrow (male) - Passer domesticus
• House wren - Troglodytes aedon*
• Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus*
• Lark bunting (female) - Calamospiza melanocorys
• Lark bunting (male) - Calamospiza melanocorys*
• Lark sparrow - Chondestes grammacus*
• Lazuli bunting (female) - Passerina amoena*
• Lazuli bunting (male) - Passerina amoena*
• Least sandpiper - Calidris minutilla*
• Lewis' woodpecker - Melanerpes lewis
• Lincoln's sparrow - Melospiza lincolnii*
• Long-billed curlew - Numenius americanus*
• MacGillivray's warbler (female) - Oporornis tolmiei
• MacGillivray's warbler (male) - Oporornis tolmiei
• Mallard (female) - Anas platyrhynchos*
• Mallard (male) - Anas platyrhynchos*
• Marbled godwit - Limosa fedoa*
• Marsh wren - Cistothorus palustris*
• Mountain bluebird (female) - Sialia currucoides*
• Mountain bluebird (male) - Sialia currucoides*
• Mountain chickadee - Poecile gambeli*
• Mourning dove - Zenaida macroura*
• Nashville warbler (female) - Vermivora ruficapilla
• Nashville warbler (male) - Vermivora ruficapilla
• Northern flicker (red-shafted) (female) - Colaptes auratus*
• Northern flicker (red-shafted) (male) - Colaptes auratus*
• Northern goshawk (juvenile) - Accipiter gentilis*
• Northern harrier (female) - Circus cyaneus
• Northern harrier (male) - Circus cyaneus*
• Northern pintail (female) - Anas acuta
• Northern pintail (male) - Anas acuta*
• Northern pygmy owl - Glaucidium gnoma*
• Northern rough-winged swallow - Stelgidopteryx serripennis
• Northern shoveler (female) - Anas clypeata*
• Northern shoveler (male) - Anas clypeata*
• Northern shrike - Lanius excubitor
• Orange-crowned warbler - Vermivora celata
• Osprey - Pandion haliaetus*
• Pied-billed grebe - Podilymbus podiceps*
• Pileated woodpecker (female) - Dryocopus pileatus
• Pileated woodpecker (male) - Dryocopus pileatus*
• Pine siskin - Carduelis pinus*
• Prairie falcon - Falco mexicanus
• Pygmy nuthatch - Sitta pygmaea*
• Red breasted nuthatch - Sitta canadensis*
• Red crossbill (female) - Loxia curvirostra*
• Red crossbill (male) - Loxia curvirostra*
• Red naped sapsucker (female) - Sphyrapicus nuchalis
• Red naped sapsucker (male) - Sphyrapicus nuchalis*
• Red-eyed vireo - Vireo olivaceus*
• Redhead (female) - Aythya americana*
• Redhead (male) - Aythya americana*
• Red-tailed hawk - Buteo jamaicensis*
• Red-winged blackbird (female) - Agelaius phoeniceus
• Red-winged blackbird (male) - Agelaius phoeniceus*
• Ring-billed gull - Larus delawarensis
• Ring-necked pheasant (female) - Phasianus colchicus*
• Ring-necked pheasant (male) - Phasianus colchicus*
• Rock pigeons - Columba livia
• Rock wren - Salpinctes obsoletus*
• Rough-legged hawk - Buteo lagopus*
• Ruby-crowned kinglet - Regulus calendula*
• Ruddy duck (male) - Oxyura jamaicensis*
• Ruffed grouse (female) - Bonasa umbellus*
• Ruffed grouse (male) - Bonasa umbellus*
• Rufous hummingbird (female) - Selasphorus rufus*
• Rufous hummingbird (male) - Selasphorus rufus*
• Sandhill crane - Grus canadensis*
• Savannah sparrow - Passerculus sandwichensis*
• Sharp-shinned hawk (adult) - Accipiter striatus*
• Sharp-shinned hawk (juvenile) - Accipiter striatus
• Short-eared owl - Asio flammeus*
• Song sparrow - Melospiza melodia*
• Spotted sandpiper - Actitis macularia*
• Spotted towhee - Pipilo maculatus*
• Stellar's jay - Cyanocitta stelleri*
• Swainson's thrush - Catharus ustulatus*
• Townsend's solitaire - Myadestes townsendi*
• Townsend's warbler (female) - Dendroica townsendi
• Townsend's warbler (male) - Dendroica townsendi
• Tree swallow - Tachycineta bicolor*
• Trumpeter swan - Cygnus columbianus*
• Turkey vulture - Cathartes aura*
• Varied thrush (female) - Ixoreus naevius
• Varied thrush (male) - Ixoreus naevius*
• Veery - Catharus fuscescens*
• Vesper sparrow - Pooecetes gramineus*
• Violet-green swallow - Tachycineta thalassina
• Warbling vireo - Vireo gilvus*
• Western bluebird (female) - Sialia mexicana*
• Western bluebird (male) - Sialia mexicana*
• Western grebe - Aechmophorus occidentalis*
• Western kingbird - Tyrannus verticalis*
• Western meadowlark - Sturnella neglecta*
• Western sandpiper - Calidris mauri
• Western screech owl - Megascops kennicottii
• Western tanager (female) - Piranga ludoviciana*
• Western tanager (male) - Piranga ludoviciana*
• Western wood-pewee - Contopus sordidulus*
• White-breasted nuthatch - Sitta carolinensis*
• White-crowned sparrow (adult) - Zonotrichia leucophris*
• White-crowned sparrow (juvenile) - Zonotrichia leucophris*
• Wild turkey (female) - Maleagris gallopavo*
• Wild turkey (male) - Maleagris gallopavo*
• Willow flycatcher - Empidonax traillii*
• Wilson's snipe - Gallinago delicata*
• Wilson's warbler - Wilsonia pusilla*
• Winter wren - Troglodytes troglodytes
• Yellow warbler (female) - Dendroica petechia
• Yellow warbler (male) - Dendroica petechia
• Yellow-headed blackbird (female) - Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus*
• Yellow-headed blackbird (male) - Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus*
• Yellow-rumped warbler (Audubon's) (female) - Dendroica coronata*
• Yellow-rumped warbler (Audubon's) (male) - Dendroica coronata*
• Yellow-rumped warbler (Myrtle) (female) - Dendroica coronata
• Yellow-rumped warbler (Myrtle) (male) - Dendroica coronata*

*Species page has photo(s).