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Birding spot · Gallatin County, Montana

Birding at Three Forks Ponds Fishing Access Site: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Three Forks Ponds Fishing Access Site are Canada Goose (96%), American Coot (74%), and Northern Flicker (50%). It is busiest in summer, when 71 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late May (78 species). 171 species have been reported here across 1,662 complete checklists from 313 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (6 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (1 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Mar 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 15-21: 30 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMar 22-31: 40 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsApr 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsApr 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsApr 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsApr 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 112 checklistsMay 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 107 checklistsMay 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 93 checklistsMay 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsMay 22-31: 78 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsJun 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJun 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJun 22-30: 56 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Jul 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsAug 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsAug 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsAug 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsSep 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsSep 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsSep 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsSep 22-30: 67 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsOct 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsOct 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsOct 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsOct 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 90 checklistsNov 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsNov 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsNov 15-21: 27 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsNov 22-30: 26 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (8 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 Goose96%
  2. 2American Coot74%
  3. 3Northern Flicker50%
  4. 4Black-billed Magpie48%
  5. 5Western Grebe43%
  6. 6American Crow32%
  7. 7Cackling Goose31%
  8. 8Pied-billed Grebe30%
  9. 9Mallard29%
  10. 10Snow Goose29%
  11. 11Ring-billed Gull26%
  12. 12Song Sparrow26%
  13. 13European Starling22%
  14. 14Common Goldeneye21%
  15. 15Belted Kingfisher20%

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 Goose66%
  2. Black-billed Magpie62%
  3. Northern Flicker62%
  4. American Crow40%
  5. Eurasian Collared-Dove38%

Spring 70 species

  1. Canada Goose91%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird83%
  3. American Coot78%
  4. American Robin66%
  5. Black-billed Magpie55%

Summer 71 species

  1. Osprey68%
  2. Canada Goose66%
  3. American Crow59%
  4. Killdeer59%
  5. Spotted Sandpiper58%

Fall 60 species

  1. Canada Goose91%
  2. American Coot63%
  3. Northern Flicker54%
  4. European Starling46%
  5. Black-billed Magpie44%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Montana.

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.