Table of Contents 



Acknowledgments 



About This Book 1 



New Bird Information in this Edition 1 



Taxonomic Changes and Subspecies 1 



A History oiP.D. Skaar's Montana Bird Distribution 2 



An Introduction to Montana 3 



About the Montana Bird Distribution Database 3 



Mapping with Latilongs and Quarter Latilongs 4 



A Summary of Bird Record Information by Latilong 5 



How to Read the Maps 6 



Bird Status and Number of Reported Sightings 6 



Symbols on Distribution Maps 7 



Winter Distribution Maps 8 



Subspecies Maps 8 



Submission of New Records 9 



Information Required of All Sightings 9 



Rare Birds 10 



Sensitive Species 10 



Subspecies Reports 11 



When and Where to Submit Records 11 



Legend 12 



Bird Distribution Maps 13 - 117 



Appendix A. Threatened, Endangered and Sensitive Species (TES) and 



Species Requiring Supplemental Information (SI) 119 



Appendix B. Species for Which Subspecies Information is Needed 120 



Appendix C. Extinct Species 121 



Appendix D. Introduced Species in Montana 121 



Appendix E. Montana Neotropical Migratory Species 121 



Appendix F. Hypothetical Species 123 



Appendix G. List of Contributors 124 



Appendix H. Rare Bird Report Form 125 



Appendix I. Quarter Latilong Report Form 126 



Bibliography 127 



Index 128 



Notes 130 



