Wildlife
Refuge Wildlife List
Other wildlife information or sites:
Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Midcontinent Ecological Science Center
Montana Animal Field Guide
Montana Natural Heritage Program
Montana Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit
Birds
Because migratory birds are a primary Refuge concern, staff and volunteers collect a variety of bird-use data on the Refuge including bald eagle and osprey production, waterfowl and shorebird use, waterfowl production, and passerine point counts. With the assistance of Bitterroot Audubon members and the U.S. Forest Service, the Refuge also runs a constant-effort mist netting station that monitors productivity and survivorship of breeding passerine birds. The Institute for Bird Populations uses these data in combination with those from other banding sites to make broad regional estimates of species productivity and survivorship.
To report a bird band number please call 1-800-327-BAND. Collared geese, swans, or other color-marked birds can also be reported at that number.
Other bird information sites:
Bird Checklists of the United States
Electronic Resources on Ornithology
Checklist of North American Birds
Audubon WatchList
Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Patuxent Bird Banding Laboratory
BirdSource
Mapping Avian Productivity and Survivorship
