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Day of Firsts
Start Date: 5/16/2009 End Date: 5/16/2009
Start Time: 06:00 AM End Time: 01:00 PM Effort (in hours): 7
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 Today, Sam Koenen and I went for a quick trip up Kelly Canyon and over to the Cottonwood Reservoir. The day was marked by several FOYs and some great photography.
Species Counts
Birds: 83 Mammals: 7 Amphibians: 1


Pair of Sandhill Cranes
Sandhill Crane
General Birding Details
Binoculars: Scope: Mist Netting:
Mileage and Time
Miles By Car: 100 Miles By Foot: 1 Miles By Other: 0
Herping Details
Details
Board Flipping: Snake Hook: Snake Tongs: Captures:
Dip Netting: Headlamp: Road Cruising:
Locations
Kelly Canyon Shields River Valley Cottonwood Reservoir
Mission Bench Mission Creek Aspen Grove Mission Creek Pond
In Bozeman
Sightings
Ruddy Duck - Oxyura jamaicensis
Cottonwood Reservoir, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Canada Goose - Branta canadensis
Shields River Valley, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Cottonwood Reservoir, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Bufflehead - Bucephala albeola
Cottonwood Reservoir, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Canvasback - Aythya valisineria
Cottonwood Reservoir, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Redhead - Aythya americana
Cottonwood Reservoir, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Blue-winged Teal - Spatula discors
Cottonwood Reservoir, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Cinnamon Teal - Spatula cyanoptera
Cottonwood Reservoir, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Northern Shoveler - Spatula clypeata
Cottonwood Reservoir, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Gadwall - Anas strepera
Cottonwood Reservoir, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
American Wigeon - Anas americana
Cottonwood Reservoir, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Northern Pintail - Anas acuta
Cottonwood Reservoir, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Green-winged/Eurasian Teal - Anas crecca
Cottonwood Reservoir, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos
Shields River Valley, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Kelly Canyon, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Cottonwood Reservoir, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Wild Turkey - Meleagris gallopavo
Shields River Valley, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Ruffed Grouse - Bonasa umbellus
Kelly Canyon, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Dusky Grouse - Dendragapus obscurus
Mission Creek Aspen Grove, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Eared Grebe / Black-necked Grebe - Podiceps nigricollis
Cottonwood Reservoir, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Western Grebe - Aechmophorus occidentalis
Cottonwood Reservoir, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura
Mission Creek Aspen Grove, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Shields River Valley, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Rock Pigeon / Common Pigeon - Columba livia
Shields River Valley, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Calliope Hummingbird - Stellula calliope
Kelly Canyon, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Sandhill Crane - Grus canadensis
Shields River Valley, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Kelly Canyon, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
American Coot - Fulica americana
Cottonwood Reservoir, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
American White Pelican - Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Cottonwood Reservoir, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias
Kelly Canyon, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Cottonwood Reservoir, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
American Avocet - Recurvirostra americana
Cottonwood Reservoir, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus
Cottonwood Reservoir, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Wilson's Phalarope - Phalaropus tricolor
Cottonwood Reservoir, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Red-necked Phalarope - Phalaropus lobatus
Cottonwood Reservoir, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Solitary Sandpiper - Tringa solitaria
Cottonwood Reservoir, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Willet - Tringa semipalmata
Cottonwood Reservoir, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Swainson's Hawk - Buteo swainsoni
In Bozeman, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis
Mission Creek Aspen Grove, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Shields River Valley, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Northern Goshawk - Accipiter gentilis
Mission Creek Aspen Grove, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon
Kelly Canyon, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Northern Flicker - Colaptes auratus
Kelly Canyon, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Red-naped Sapsucker - Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Kelly Canyon, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Hairy Woodpecker - Leuconotopicus villosus
Mission Creek Aspen Grove, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
American Kestrel - Falco sparverius
Shields River Valley, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Kelly Canyon, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Western Kingbird - Tyrannus verticalis
Shields River Valley, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Kelly Canyon, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Dusky Flycatcher - Empidonax oberholseri
Mission Creek Aspen Grove, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Loggerhead Shrike - Lanius ludovicianus
Mission Creek Pond, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Black-billed Magpie - Pica hudsonia
Cottonwood Reservoir, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Shields River Valley, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Kelly Canyon, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos
Shields River Valley, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Kelly Canyon, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Common Raven / Northern Raven - Corvus corax
Shields River Valley, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Kelly Canyon, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Black-capped Chickadee - Poecile atricapillus
Mission Creek Aspen Grove, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Kelly Canyon, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Mountain Chickadee - Poecile gambeli
Kelly Canyon, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Horned Lark - Eremophila alpestris
Mission Bench, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Bank Swallow / Sand Martin - Riparia riparia
Cottonwood Reservoir, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Tree Swallow - Tachycineta bicolor
Cottonwood Reservoir, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Kelly Canyon, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Mission Bench, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica
Cottonwood Reservoir, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Cliff Swallow - Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Mission Bench, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Regulus calendula
Kelly Canyon, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Mission Creek Aspen Grove, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Red-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta canadensis
Kelly Canyon, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Northern House-Wren - Troglodytes aedon
Kelly Canyon, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
European Starling / Common Starling - Sturnus vulgaris
Kelly Canyon, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Mission Creek Pond, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Mountain Bluebird - Sialia currucoides
Cottonwood Reservoir, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Kelly Canyon, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Shields River Valley, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Townsend's Solitaire - Myadestes townsendi
Kelly Canyon, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
American Robin - Turdus migratorius
Kelly Canyon, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Shields River Valley, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Mission Creek Aspen Grove, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
House Sparrow - Passer domesticus
In Bozeman, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
American Goldfinch - Astragalinus tristis
Kelly Canyon, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Orange-crowned Warbler - Leiothlypis celata
Kelly Canyon, Montana 5/16/2009 1 Lifer Rare bird sighting Rare bird alert sighting Documented sighting Special sighting ID Challenge
Common Yellowthroat - Geothlypis trichas
Kelly Canyon, Montana