Appendix F. Hypothetical Species 



Currently all reports of rare birds, including birds not previously reported for Montana, 

 must be reviewed and accepted by the Montana Bird Records Committee before they are added 

 to the Montana Bird Distribution Database. The Records Committee requires the following 

 criteria for approving first state records: a specimen, a definitive photograph, or independent 

 documentation by two or more skilled observers. 



"Hypothetical" species are species that have been reported in Montana, but whose reports 

 have not been accepted by either the Records Committee or previous compilers of Montana Bird 

 Distribution. The species listed below are segregated into three groups. The first includes 

 species with acceptable reports of a sighting by only a single observer. The second includes 

 species for which the identification is possible but not certain. The last includes species carried 

 over from previous editions that have not been reviewed under the current criteria established 

 by the Records Committee. The year and location (latilong or quarter latilong) for the latest 

 observation follows the bird's name. Additional species have been reported, but without 

 sufficient information to warrant inclusion here. 



One Observer Sightings 



Red-breasted Sapsucker: 1984 - QLL 27B 

 Bell's Vireo: 1995- QLL 24B 

 Northern Cardinal: 1987- QLL 42C 



Identification Possible But Not Certain 



Tufted Duck: 1990 - QLL 16B 

 King Rail: 1995 - QLL 17B 

 Pacific Golden-Plover: 1994 - QLL 16B 

 Ross' Gull: 1987- QLL 42C 

 Gray Flycatcher: 1987 - QLL 39C 

 Dusky Thrush: 1993- QLL 2A 

 Virginia's Warbler: 1992 - QLL 25D 

 Cerulean Warbler: 1992 - QLL 40C 

 Hooded Oriole: 1995 - QLL 47A 



Species from Previous Editions 



Common Eider: 1907 -LL 24 

 Eskimo Curlew: 1973 - LL 12 

 Spotted Owl: 1976 -LL 3 

 Phainopepla: LL3 

 Blue-winged Warbler: 1984 - LL 41 

 Painted Bunting: 1978 - LL 43 



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