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Birding spot · Gallatin County, Montana

Birding at East Gallatin Recreation Area (Bridger Creek): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at East Gallatin Recreation Area (Bridger Creek) are Black-capped Chickadee (95%), American Robin (84%), and Black-billed Magpie (80%). It is busiest in summer, when 61 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid August (68 species). 134 species have been reported here across 988 complete checklists from 222 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 21 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJan 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Jan 15-21: 29 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJan 22-31: low data (5 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (5 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Mar 22-31: low data (6 checklists)Apr 1-7: 28 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsApr 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Apr 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Apr 22-30: 43 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMay 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMay 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsMay 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 92 checklistsMay 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsJun 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJun 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJun 22-30: 63 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Jul 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Aug 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsAug 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsSep 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsSep 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsSep 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsSep 22-30: 47 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsOct 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsOct 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 22-31: 35 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (4 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (7 checklists)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Number of species reported on at least 5% of complete checklists, by week (4 per month). Grey bars: fewer than 10 checklists, not counted.

In November: what to expect

  1. 1Black-capped Chickadee95%
  2. 2American Robin84%
  3. 3Black-billed Magpie80%
  4. 4Song Sparrow68%
  5. 5Mallard63%
  6. 6Northern Flicker61%
  7. 7Gray Catbird57%
  8. 8American Goldfinch48%
  9. 9European Starling48%
  10. 10House Finch45%
  11. 11Cedar Waxwing45%
  12. 12Northern Yellow Warbler45%
  13. 13Red-winged Blackbird43%
  14. 14Downy Woodpecker41%
  15. 15Northern House Wren39%

Share of complete checklists at this spot that reported the bird in November. The sparkline is the whole year, with this month highlighted.

Season by season

Winter 23 species

  1. Black-billed Magpie95%
  2. Black-capped Chickadee86%
  3. Mallard55%
  4. Downy Woodpecker38%
  5. Common Raven37%

Spring 55 species

  1. Black-capped Chickadee97%
  2. American Robin92%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird87%
  4. Song Sparrow83%
  5. Black-billed Magpie82%

Summer 61 species

  1. Northern Yellow Warbler95%
  2. American Robin91%
  3. Black-capped Chickadee90%
  4. Gray Catbird87%
  5. Song Sparrow79%

Fall 50 species

  1. Black-capped Chickadee97%
  2. American Robin86%
  3. Black-billed Magpie85%
  4. Northern Flicker66%
  5. Gray Catbird66%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Montana.

Nearby spots

Frequency is the share of complete checklists at this location that listed the bird, 2016–2025. Busy places report more of everything, and the weekly chart counts species on at least 5% of checklists so a few stray reports do not inflate it. How to read it.