MOBstes, Do we now have enough substantiation on the Mew Gull that Dan Casey spotted to add it to this year's list? On another note, I have not heard any more...
Hi MOB: On November 30th, we had 220 (+,-) at our feeders. Also, there were several (12) Bohemian Waxwings and 1 Redpoll in the trees. Also, there was several...
Patrick: Chuck's Lesser Black-backed Gull has been submitted to the Bird Records Committee. It would represent the first state record of the species if...
Mike Lesnik and I teamed up today for a trip to Gardiner to look for rosy-finches. We camped out at Mike's friend's house above town. After a couple of cups...
Mobbers, I had a first year Harris's Sparrow in the yard today. I believe it's the same bird that has dropped in occasionally over the last month. And the...
Birders, Seeing how I was the one that found the dead Ancient Murrelet I thought I would give my thoughts on the email that Dan Casey sent to Patrick through a...
Nate et al.: Our Harris's Sparrow (an adult) came to our Somers feeders again today as well. Luckily, the Sharp-shinned Hawk that took a pass through the 100+...
I found a rock wren at Ulm Pishkun State Park SW of Gt. Falls again today. Had one there several weeks ago also. This bird does not yet meet any of the...
Beautiful day today for a ride. Drove down towards Cascade and found about a dozen Roughies, four juvie eagles, two Prairie Falcons, covey of a dozen Huns,...
Hi MOB: On Saturday, December 2, John Schenk and I made a circle through Kalispell where we saw large flocks of Bohemian Waxwings and about 100 Redpolls. We...
Greetings, Gang Well!!!! We have a new "yard bird" today. There has been a lone White-throated Sparrow feeding at the base of a couple of the feeders. What a...
Mob-sters: I took a trip to the Flathead landfill again today. There were only about 140 gulls, almost all adult Herring. I have posted/will post a few shots...
Hi MOB: Sunday turned up a few interesting birds for John and I also - we traveled down the west shore to Somers Bay - two species of Grebe and lots of Scaup...
I don't know Dave. Since it'd be a life bird for me, I'd take any one of your shots of rosies! Besides, brightly marked birds backlit so well produce subtle...
Mob-sters: Last night the photo albums were not working well for uploading from my dialup. So I posted the gull and sparrow photos this morning. A few quick...
Mob, This late afternoon, traveling south of Westby on the state line, I had a large Gyrfalcon (dark). I also had four Short-eared Owls and several flocks of...
Hi MOB: December 5th was glorious - 40 degrees, clear patches of sky and birdy. I was able to locate Dan's Harris' Sparrow in Somers and his Glaucous Gull at...
Mob-sters: There was a western grebe at the Helena Fairgrounds pond this morning. This pond is iced over except for an area less than 75' across. The pond is...
Hi MOB, A belted Kingfisher was observed at about 1400 this afternoon perched above the small stream that runs through McLeod Park. A short time later a Great...
Hi MOB: I was out today looking for the usual winter birds in the Dillon area. I saw lots of Rough Legs, a Prairie Falcon, Harrier, Golden and Bald Eagles,...
Mob, Early this morning, I had a Snowy Owl about 12 miles south of Westby near Dominek Lake. There were also several Short-eared Owls in the vicinity. ...
Birders: There was a pygmy-owl along the road to Hauser dam/Black Sandy State Park - just north of Lake Helena - this morning. While I have heard them in this...
Mob, For those of you that might not have seen this, it looks like we're not the only northerners with a Curve-billed Thrasher this winter. Apparently this...
I took a swing through the south valley of Deer Lodge this morning. The highlisght of the day was three Harris's Sparrow on the Galen Hospital campus. The...
Hi MOB, This afternoon an American Dipper flew down the East Gallatin River and under the bridge at the confluence with Bozeman Creek (NE side of Bozeman). A...
Mobsters, In 35 minutes of scoping from the new Kenai Nature Trail, I identified 18 species of waterfowl (total of 170 birds). Most numerous was Ring- necked...
Ron and I went back Saturday to look for and found a partial albino Rough-legged Hawk he had seen on Thursday. We thought it was quite stunning. A white...
As we discuss the current ebb and flow of birds through Montana, I wonder what the next "mega"-rarity will be. By "mega"-rarity, I mean species that have been...
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