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Pectoral Sandpiper - Calidris melanotos

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Global Rank: G5
State Rank: SNA

Agency Status
USFWS: none
USFS: none
BLM: none
CFWCS Tier: 3
PIF: none





 

General Description
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Distribution
Montana Range




Observations in Montana: 132

Montana Counties
Beaverhead, Blaine, Broadwater, Carbon, Cascade, Chouteau, Custer, Dawson, Deer Lodge, Fergus, Flathead, Gallatin, Garfield, Golden Valley, Granite, Hill, Lewis and Clark, Liberty, Lincoln, Madison, McCone, Meagher, Missoula, Musselshell, Phillips, Powder River, Ravalli, Roosevelt, Rosebud, Sanders, Sheridan, Stillwater, Teton, Toole, Valley, Wheatland, Yellowstone



Migration
Most of Montana is west of the main spring migration. There is a more extensive migration in fall (Skaar, no date). In Bozeman migration occurs from August 20 to October 5, with a peak on September 20 (Skaar 1969).

Habitat
Migrants are seen along prairie marshes or potholes. They are often found near grassy cover rather than on open mud flats (Johnsgard 1986).

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Citation for data on this website:
Pectoral Sandpiper — Calidris melanotos.  Montana Field Guide.  Retrieved on July 4, 2009, from http://FieldGuide.mt.gov/detail_ABNNF11130.aspx
 
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