Some of the more popular spots from which to go birding include Kelly Island, Rattlesnake National Recreation Area, Lee Metcalf Wildlife Refuge, Greenough Park, Maclay Flat/Blue Mountain Road, Mount Jump, the Kim Williams Trail, Pattee Canyon and along the Clark Fork River on US Interstate 90.
What types of birds might you see in Missoula and the surrounding nature areas? Woodpeckers, Blue Herons, flycatchers, Bald Eagles, and Osprey just to name a few.
- Black Backed Woodpecker
- Three Toed Woodpecker
- Western Tanager
- Rock Wren
- Mountain Bluebird
- Pileated Woodpeckers
- Pygmy Owls
- Yellow Warblers
- Rufous Hummingbirds
- Red-Winged Blackbirds
- Pileated Woodpeckers
- Lewis's Woodpeckers
- Yellow Warblers
- Western Wood-Pewees
- Spotted Sandpipers
- Red-Tailed Hawk
- American Kestrel
- Osprey
- Bald Eagles
- Common Mergansers
- Spotted Sandpipers
- Killdeer
- Willow Flycatchers
- Rough-Winged Swallows
- Belted Kingfisher
- Osprey
- Red-Tailed Hawks
- Great Horned Owls
- Great Blue Herons
- Gray Catbirds
- Bullock's Oriole
- American Dipper
- American Redstarts
- Lazuli Buntings
- Western Screech-Owl
- Western Bluebirds
- Western Meadowlarks
- Savannah Sparrows
- Vesper Sparrows
- Hairy Woodpeckers
- Black-Chinned Woodpeckers
- Red-Eyed Vireos
- Willow Flycatchers
- Gadwall Teal
- Brown Creeper
- Townsend's Warblers
- Western Tanagers
- Hermit Thrush
- Orange-Crowned Warblers
- Three-Toed Woodpecker
- Great Gray Owls
- Hammond's Flycatchers
- Townsend's Warblers
- Steller's Jays
- American Dipper
- Osprey
- Belted Kingfisher
- Red-Winged Blackbirds
- Cliff Swallows
- Violet-Green Swallows
- Vaux's Swifts
- Western Meadowlark
- Savannah Sparrows
- Lazuli Buntings
- Calliope Hummingbirds
- Red-Tailed Hawks
- Cooper's Hawks
- Prairie Falcon
- Nashville Warblers
- Cordilleran Flycatchers
- Great Blue Herons
- Common Mergansers
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Remember to recreate responsibly as you visit Missoula and explore our many options for outdoor recreation.
