Wild Horse Reservoir

Lake name:
Wild Horse Reservoir
Location:
Montana
Latitude:
48.133204
Longitude:
-108.190878
Surface area (km2):
10
Basin type:
reservoir
Management agency:
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks
Comments:
In Phillips County.

Summary of Surveys (2)

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.

  • Type
    shore
  • Time period
    27 June 2009, 4 July 2011
  • Source
    Report
  • Both Western and Clarks?
    N
Count Type Range Max Year
Max Adults 1 to 100 14 2010
Most Recent Adults 1 to 100 3 2011
Max Nests 1 to 100 2 2009
Most Recent Nests 1 to 100 2 2009
Max Chicks N/A N/A N/A
Most Recent Chicks N/A N/A N/A

Comments:

Tilly was observer. The 3 in 2011 are considered non-breeding. 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.

Survey Citation:
Appendix 1 of Western Colonial Waterbird Surveys 2009-2011. Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks.

  • Type
    boat
  • Time period
    2009
  • Source
    Report
  • Both Western and Clarks?
    N
Count Type Range Max Year
Max Adults 1 to 100 4 2009
Most Recent Adults 1 to 100 4 2009
Max Nests N/A N/A N/A
Most Recent Nests N/A N/A N/A
Max Chicks N/A N/A N/A
Most Recent Chicks N/A N/A N/A

Comments:

Part of the Western Colonial Waterbird Monitoring and Inventory (WCWS), this data is from Appendix 1. Wetland sites visited for colonial-nesting waterbirds in Montana, 2009-2011. Numbers represent estimated number of breeding birds. I have no narrative report nor other details.

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