1921 



BIRDS OF MONTANA 



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River, Gallatin County, November 15, 1914, and two from a flock of about 

 twelve secured between Comanche and Broadview, Yellowstone County, October 

 12, 1917 (Thomas, MS). 



Breeding records: A nest and eggs of this species found at Dutton, June 

 H, 1917 (see figs. 9 and 10). The nest contained two eggs when found, three 

 eggs June 5, four June 7, five June 9, and six June 12, when complete (DuBois, 

 -MS). Occurs on St. JNIary's Lake, and a nest found on a pond above Swiftcur- 

 rent Lakes, Glacier National Park. (F. M. Bailey, 191S, p. 52). 



4. Colymbus nigricollis calif omicus (Heermaun) 



Eared Grebe 



A fairly eonnnon sunnner resident throughout the nortiu^-n part of the 



state. Breeding records: Flathead Lake, three young taken June 20, 1901 



(Silloway, 1901a, p. 37) ; summer resident in Teton County (Saunders, 1914a, 



p. 127) ; a colony of about one hundred nests found on Priest Butte Lake, Teton 



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Fig. 9. A PAIR OF HORKED GREBES AND THEIR NEST. MALE NEARER THE 



Near Button, Teton County; June, 1917. Photo by A. D. DuBois. 



County, June 14, 1916. They contained from one to five fresh eggs each 

 (Du Bois, MS). 



Migration records: Spring: Yellowstone River, May 7, 1904 (Cameron, 

 1907, p. 247) ; Fort Keogh, May 14, 1892 (Thorne, 1895, p. 212) ; Lewistown, 

 May 2, 1903 (Silloway, 1903a, p. 11); Teton County, May 1, 1912 

 (Saunders, 1914a, p. 127). Fall: Tongue River, September 2, 1873 (Allen, 

 1874, p. 68) ; j\Iilk River, August 30, 1874 (Cones, 1874b, p. 657) ; Lewistown, 

 August 23, 1901 (Silloway, 1903a, p. 11). Terry, October 2, 1904 (Cameron, 

 1907, p. 247); Rock Creek Lake, Powell County, flock of 175, September 17, 



1910 (Saunders, 1912a, p. 23). Priest Butte Lake, Teton County, September 4, 



1911 (Saunders, 1914a, p. 127). Kalispell, October 14 and 20, 1917 (Sloanaker, 

 MS). 



