Freezout Lake Wildlife Management Area (WMA), Main
- Lake name:
- Freezout Lake Wildlife Management Area (WMA), Main
- Location:
- Montana
- Latitude:
- 47.66506
- Longitude:
- -112.05561
- Surface area (km2):
- 10.5
- Basin type:
- non-reservoir
- Management agency:
- Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks
- Region associations:
- Rocky Mountain Front; Freezout Lake; Priest Butte Lake
- Comments:
- This WMA is a complex of lakes and interconnected ponds. Pond 5 and Main were the only two specified locations for 2009 to 2011 and were lumped together because Pond 5 numbers were so small. Major Snow and Ross's geese staging area. Freezout Lake is large and shallow natural sink.
Summary of Surveys (1)
Survey Citation:
Cavitt, J. F., S. L. Jones, N. M. Wilson, J. S Dieni, T. S. Zimmerman, R. H. Doster, and W. H. Howe. 2014. Atlas of breeding colonial waterbirds in the interior western United States. Research Report, U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Denver, Colorado.
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Type
shore; boat -
Time period
10 June 2009, 21 June 2011 -
Source
Report -
Both Western and Clarks?
Y
| Count Type | Range | Max | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Adults | 101 to 500 | 142 | 2009 |
| Most Recent Adults | 101 to 500 | 106 | 2011 |
| Max Nests | 1 to 100 | 71 | 2009 |
| Most Recent Nests | 1 to 100 | 53 | 2011 |
| Max Chicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Most Recent Chicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Comments:
Paige and Wightman (2009), Doney (2010), Wightman (2011) are observers. I grouped Freezout Lake WMA - Main surveys into one entry. In proportions, third number in 2011 is unknown. 77 of the nests are unidentified. Conducted as part of Western Colonial Waterbird Survey (WCWS), a breeding survey of 18 species from May to July 2009 to 2011, resulting in this Atlas. Survey date given here is the only date provided.