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Birding spot · Deer Lodge County, Montana

Birding at Warm Springs Wildlife Management Area: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Warm Springs Wildlife Management Area are Mallard (90%), American Coot (89%), and Bufflehead (84%). It is busiest in summer, when 102 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of August (110 species). 184 species have been reported here across 838 complete checklists from 236 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJan 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (4 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (7 checklists)Mar 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMar 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMar 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsApr 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsApr 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsApr 22-30: 86 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsMay 1-7: 83 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMay 8-14: 103 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMay 15-21: 96 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMay 22-31: 84 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 1-7: 101 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 8-14: 90 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 15-21: 102 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 22-30: low data (6 checklists)Jul 1-7: 101 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Jul 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 22-31: 94 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 1-7: 102 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 8-14: 110 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 15-21: 103 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 22-31: 100 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsSep 1-7: 93 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 8-14: 84 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsSep 15-21: 101 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 22-30: 78 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsNov 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsNov 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsNov 22-30: 43 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Dec 22-31: 40 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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. 1Mallard90%
  2. 2American Coot89%
  3. 3Bufflehead84%
  4. 4Common Goldeneye80%
  5. 5Common Raven80%
  6. 6Lesser Scaup80%
  7. 7Barrow's Goldeneye73%
  8. 8American Wigeon72%
  9. 9Black-billed Magpie72%
  10. 10Canada Goose70%
  11. 11Northern Pintail64%
  12. 12Ruddy Duck63%
  13. 13Bald Eagle60%
  14. 14Tundra Swan59%
  15. 15Northern Shoveler58%

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 33 species

  1. Common Goldeneye87%
  2. Canada Goose80%
  3. Black-billed Magpie78%
  4. Mallard78%
  5. Common Raven77%

Spring 87 species

  1. Canada Goose92%
  2. Mallard82%
  3. American Coot79%
  4. Lesser Scaup76%
  5. Gadwall74%

Summer 102 species

  1. Double-crested Cormorant83%
  2. Yellow-headed Blackbird81%
  3. Eastern Kingbird79%
  4. Red-necked Grebe78%
  5. Canada Goose69%

Fall 76 species

  1. American Coot79%
  2. Canada Goose76%
  3. Mallard75%
  4. Bufflehead73%
  5. American Wigeon64%

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.