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Birding spot · Lewis and Clark County, Montana

Birding at Lake Helena Wildlife Management Area: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Lake Helena Wildlife Management Area are Canada Goose (81%), Mallard (75%), and Red-winged Blackbird (68%). It is busiest in summer, when 95 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late August (108 species). 164 species have been reported here across 1,103 complete checklists from 245 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (3 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (7 checklists)Mar 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMar 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsMar 22-31: 39 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsApr 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsApr 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsApr 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsApr 22-30: 81 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsMay 1-7: 93 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsMay 8-14: 95 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsMay 15-21: 101 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMay 22-31: 83 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJun 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Jun 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 8-14: 89 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJul 22-31: 94 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsAug 1-7: 96 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsAug 8-14: 93 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsAug 15-21: 86 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsAug 22-31: 108 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsSep 1-7: 94 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsSep 8-14: 81 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsSep 15-21: 95 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 22-30: 70 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsOct 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Nov 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (0 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (3 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. 1Canada Goose81%
  2. 2Mallard75%
  3. 3Red-winged Blackbird68%
  4. 4Sandhill Crane68%
  5. 5American Coot63%
  6. 6American White Pelican58%
  7. 7Gadwall57%
  8. 8Northern Shoveler55%
  9. 9Ring-billed Gull54%
  10. 10Marsh Wren54%
  11. 11Killdeer54%
  12. 12Black-billed Magpie50%
  13. 13Northern Harrier50%
  14. 14Western Meadowlark50%
  15. 15Common Raven49%

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 26 species

  1. Canada Goose76%
  2. Mallard57%
  3. Black-billed Magpie49%
  4. Common Raven43%
  5. Trumpeter Swan39%

Spring 81 species

  1. Canada Goose90%
  2. Mallard85%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird79%
  4. Sandhill Crane76%
  5. Northern Shoveler75%

Summer 95 species

  1. American White Pelican82%
  2. Common Yellowthroat79%
  3. Marsh Wren75%
  4. Canada Goose74%
  5. Savannah Sparrow74%

Fall 83 species

  1. American Coot90%
  2. Marsh Wren71%
  3. Canada Goose69%
  4. Eared Grebe64%
  5. Mallard63%

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.