Fortine (unnamed private lake(s) in vicinity)
- Lake name:
- Fortine (unnamed private lake(s) in vicinity)
- Location:
- Montana
- Latitude:
- 48.765596
- Longitude:
- -114.903525
- Basin type:
- non-reservoir
- Management agency:
- Private
- Comments:
- Unnamed private lakes near Fortine. These coordinates are for Fortine town since there is no further information on location.
Summary of Surveys (2)
Survey Citation:
Weydemeyer, W. 1973. The Spring Migration Pattern at Fortine, Montana, The Condor, Volume 75, Issue 4, 1 October 1973, Pages 400–413, https://doi.org/10.2307/1366562
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Time period
(approx) 1921, 1970 -
Source
Notes -
Both Western and Clarks?
N
| Count Type | Range | Max | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Adults | 1 to 100 | presence | (5 years in these ranges) 1921-1923, 1927-1970 |
| Most Recent Adults | 1 to 100 | presence? | 1970 |
| Max Nests | 1 to 100 | presence | (5 years in these ranges) 1921-1923, 1927-1970 |
| Most Recent Nests | 1 to 100 | presence? | 1970 |
| Max Chicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Most Recent Chicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Comments:
These notes are historical observations of spring migrating birds at his ranch near Fortine, MT. Western grebes were breeding in vicinity lake(s) with no detail of which years, what lakes, and in what numbers. All that is indicated is breeding status and 5 years of observation in one of these ranges of years: 1921-1923, 1927-1970.
Survey Citation:
Weydemeyer, W. 1975. Half-Century Record of the Breeding Birds of the Fortine Area, Montana: Nesting Data and Population Status. The Condor 77:281–287.
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Time period
22 July 1922, 1 July 1923 -
Source
Notes -
Both Western and Clarks?
N
| Count Type | Range | Max | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Adults | 1 to 100 | rarely | 1922, 1923 |
| Most Recent Adults | 1 to 100 | rarely | 1922, 1923 |
| Max Nests | 1 to 100 | rarely | 1922, 1923 |
| Most Recent Nests | 1 to 100 | rarely | 1922, 1923 |
| Max Chicks | 1 to 100 | 1 | 1922, 1923 |
| Most Recent Chicks | 1 to 100 | 1 | 1922, 1923 |
Comments:
Provides more detail from author who is a rancher observing birds on his property near Fortine, MT from 1920 to 1973. Western grebes breed rarely there at Fortine but a chick was observed in July 1922 and 1923. Notes that Western grebes are becoming more common south of there but no details of where. Names Ninepipes as another site.