Rare Birds in Montana
Our list for Montana has 55 rare birds recorded regularly there: 7 residents, 13 summer visitors, 2 winter visitors, 28 passage migrants and 5 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Montana in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 55, most common first
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus variusResidentRare19–22 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Red KnotCalidris canutusScarceRare23–26 cmRegularly May
Cattle EgretArdea ibisScarceRare46–56 cm
Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisPassage migrantRare18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Sep
Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virensPassage migrantRare11–12 cmRegularly May–Sep
Long-tailed JaegerStercorarius longicaudusScarceRare48–58 cm
Yellow-bellied FlycatcherEmpidonax flaviventrisPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly May–Sep
Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivaceaPassage migrantRare16–19 cmRegularly Jun
Greylag GooseAnser anserScarceRare75–90 cm
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