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A new road traveled
Start Date: 4/18/2009 End Date: 4/18/2009
Start Time: 07:00 AM End Time: 12:30 AM Effort (in hours): 6
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What a Day! Sam Koenen and I went for a loop drive from Bozeman to Blacks Ford and then on to Three Forks along the Madison River. The sheer number of Red-breasted Mergansers was staggering, ~42 at Blacks Ford alone. We sighted our FOY Long-billed Curlew and a Loggerhead Shrike at the Greycliff Fishing Access. We next visited the Madison Buffalo Jump State Park where we heard a Sage Thrasher among the multitude of Western Meadowlarks. The Three Forks ponds held a pair of Ruddy Ducks, more Red-breasted Mergansers, and the most cooperative Common Loon. A pair of FOY Osprey were on the nesting platform near the ponds. In a non-bird related note, Sam spied a pair of Western Painted Turtles at the Three Forks State Park along with a White-tailed Jackrabbit at the Cobblestone Fishing Access. We both had 6 FOYs although different constituents on those lists.

 
Species Counts
Birds: 49 Mammals: 3 Reptiles: 1
Butterflies: 1


Golden Meadowlark
Western Meadowlark
General Birding Details
Binoculars: Scope: Mist Netting:
Mileage and Time
Miles By Car: 86 Miles By Foot: 1 Miles By Other: 0
Locations
West of 4 Corners Blacks Ford Greycliff Fishing Access
Cobblestone Fishing Access MT Three Forks Three Forks State Park
Central Park Ponds Madison Buffalo Jump SP
Sightings
Ruddy Duck - Oxyura jamaicensis
Three Forks, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Canada Goose - Branta canadensis
Blacks Ford, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Greycliff Fishing Access, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Cobblestone Fishing Access MT, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Three Forks, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Three Forks State Park, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Central Park Ponds, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Barrow's Goldeneye - Bucephala islandica
Central Park Ponds, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Common Merganser - Mergus merganser
Blacks Ford, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Three Forks, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator
Blacks Ford, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Cobblestone Fishing Access MT, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Three Forks, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Three Forks State Park, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Lesser Scaup - Aythya affinis
Central Park Ponds, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Cinnamon Teal - Spatula cyanoptera
Greycliff Fishing Access, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Northern Shoveler - Spatula clypeata
Central Park Ponds, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Northern Pintail - Anas acuta
Central Park Ponds, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Green-winged/Eurasian Teal - Anas crecca
Central Park Ponds, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos
Blacks Ford, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Greycliff Fishing Access, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Cobblestone Fishing Access MT, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Three Forks, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Central Park Ponds, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Ring-necked Pheasant / Common Pheasant - Phasianus colchicus
Central Park Ponds, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura
Cobblestone Fishing Access MT, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Rock Pigeon / Common Pigeon - Columba livia
Madison Buffalo Jump SP, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Cobblestone Fishing Access MT, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Sandhill Crane - Grus canadensis
Greycliff Fishing Access, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Three Forks, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
American Coot - Fulica americana
Three Forks State Park, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Central Park Ponds, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Common Loon / Great Northern Loon - Gavia immer
Three Forks, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Double-crested Cormorant - Phalacrocorax auritus
Three Forks State Park, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
American White Pelican - Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Blacks Ford, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Cobblestone Fishing Access MT, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Three Forks, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Three Forks State Park, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias
Three Forks, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus
Greycliff Fishing Access, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Cobblestone Fishing Access MT, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Three Forks, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Central Park Ponds, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Long-billed Curlew - Numenius americanus
Greycliff Fishing Access, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Three Forks, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis
Three Forks, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura
Three Forks State Park, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Osprey - Pandion haliaetus
Three Forks, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Three Forks State Park, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Bald Eagle - Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Greycliff Fishing Access, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis
Greycliff Fishing Access, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Three Forks State Park, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Central Park Ponds, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Rough-legged Hawk / Rough-legged Buzzard - Buteo lagopus
West of 4 Corners, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Greycliff Fishing Access, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Northern Harrier / Hen Harrier - Circus cyaneus
Cobblestone Fishing Access MT, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon
Greycliff Fishing Access, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Central Park Ponds, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Northern Flicker - Colaptes auratus
Greycliff Fishing Access, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Three Forks, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Three Forks State Park, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
American Kestrel - Falco sparverius
Greycliff Fishing Access, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Madison Buffalo Jump SP, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Prairie Falcon - Falco mexicanus
Cobblestone Fishing Access MT, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Loggerhead Shrike - Lanius ludovicianus
Greycliff Fishing Access, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Cobblestone Fishing Access MT, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Black-billed Magpie - Pica hudsonia
Madison Buffalo Jump SP, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
West of 4 Corners, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Greycliff Fishing Access, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Cobblestone Fishing Access MT, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Three Forks, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Three Forks State Park, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos
West of 4 Corners, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Three Forks State Park, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Common Raven / Northern Raven - Corvus corax
Madison Buffalo Jump SP, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
West of 4 Corners, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Greycliff Fishing Access, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Three Forks State Park, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Black-capped Chickadee - Poecile atricapillus
Three Forks State Park, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Horned Lark - Eremophila alpestris
Greycliff Fishing Access, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Cobblestone Fishing Access MT, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Tree Swallow - Tachycineta bicolor
Greycliff Fishing Access, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Cobblestone Fishing Access MT, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Three Forks, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Sage Thrasher - Oreoscoptes montanus
Madison Buffalo Jump SP, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
European Starling / Common Starling - Sturnus vulgaris
Greycliff Fishing Access, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Cobblestone Fishing Access MT, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Mountain Bluebird - Sialia currucoides
Greycliff Fishing Access, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Three Forks State Park, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
American Robin - Turdus migratorius
Greycliff Fishing Access, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Cobblestone Fishing Access MT, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Three Forks, Montana 4/18/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge