New World Blackbirds in Montana
Our list for Montana has 5 new world blackbirds recorded regularly there: 5 summer visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Montana in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusSummer visitorCommon17–23 cmRecorded all year
Western MeadowlarkSturnella neglectaSummer visitorCommon16–26 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Common GrackleQuiscalus quisculaSummer visitorCommon28–34 cmRegularly Apr–Dec
BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorusSummer visitorUncommon16–20 cmRegularly May–Aug
Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbulaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly May–Sep
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Bobolink 16–20 cm
- Baltimore Oriole 17–19 cm
- Red-winged Blackbird 17–23 cm
- Western Meadowlark 16–26 cm
- Common Grackle 28–34 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made