On March 13, UMBA was pleased that Kristina Smucker, non-game wildlife biologist from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) made a presentation on central Montana curlew studies. In previous years the public has participated in curlew surveys and YOU can in 2017!
FWP is looking for citizen scientists like you to conduct surveys for Long-billed Curlews – a shorebird that breeds in prairie grasslands. Volunteers would choose a route in either the Choteau or Cascade area and survey the route twice between mid-April and the end of May.
Surveys are conducted in the morning by driving a route and stopping every half mile to spend 5-minutes looking and listening for curlews. Routes will likely take ~ 2 hours to complete. For more information email Kristina Smucker at ksmucker@mt.gov or call 454-5876 for more information.