Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the MOB-Montana group: Wow! Fourteen entries for the May Photo of the month contest, a record I think....
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Jun 1, 2008 1:06 pm
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I had a female Williamson's Sapsucker drinking in my bird pond on Saturday morning here east of Columbia Falls. This is only the second time I've had one in...
I checked "my" trail of 7 nest boxes along the Rivers Edge Trail on either side of the caboose this morning. There is activity in 6 or the seven today. I saw...
Mob, Things have slowed up as far as warblers with just a few species over the last few days including Blackpoll, Mourning, Tennessee, & Yellow. This morning...
Hello Again Fellow Birder's, As promised we went in search of the waterfowl to Benton Lake. We certainly found more than a few, as well as other prairie birds....
Since nobody has reported one for the big list yet, we saw several west of Choteau yesterday.....added it to the big list. Dave Williams Great Falls...
Dave and Others, The Deer Lodge birding group saw a McCown's Longspurs on Saturday, May 31, on the Apex road north of Dillon. Nate Kohler saw one in the same...
Liz, Nora, and I also had McCown's Longspurs on the Bellview rd out of Choteau on May 27, 08. They put on a great show and one just stood and let us look at...
MOB-sters: True to form, the last usual migrants are showing up around 1 June here in the Flathead. I had a Red-eyed Vireo during my visit to Owen Sowerwine on...
Hi MOB, Back in a drizzly Sidney with internet access. Added one warbler, Blackpoll male & female, to my Westby list; but the days were not long enough to get...
Mob, Late yesterday, I spent a few minutes in the park visiting with Bart Whelton (Spokane). Bart reported seeing an A. Redstart, Tennessee Warbler, C....
Heard my first Common Nighthawk flying over Sidney Sunday afternoon. The Chimney Swifts are still here and have increased their numbers to 9. Usually I just...
Hi MOB, A three hour hike in a cottonwood bottom on a return visit to southern Richland Co produced 35 species of birds and about the same number of ticks. ...
This evening after dinner we went down to the river - Missouri - via our neighbor's property so my son could set a minnow trap and saw lots of great birds....
Giving a shout-out to Northeast Birder's. After the festival in Billings this weekend, my husband & I are heading NE for a couple of days. We will be in...
Sharon, I am in rush right now but wanted to point you to the NE MT Birding Trail website. Also, you can stop by or call the refuge and we can help line you ...
Looking out the window at the box-elder I saw some bird that was different. Got the glasses on it and found I had a Red-eyed Vireo feeding. A new yard bird for...
It is gray and wet out here today but I have a wave of sunshine showing up in my yard today and they are going for the sunflower seeds. Male American goldfinch...
MOB-sters: Yesterday morning I had the extraordinary experience of seeing 4 apparent Chimney Swifts mixed in with the large resident flock of swallows and...
That is interesting because on our birdathon outing on Monday at Browns Lake near Ovando, I saw a swift fly by that was too big and long winged for a Vaux's...
Hello All, I will be traveling through Montana during most of July and am spending a week in Glacier National Park. I hope to find Timberline Sparrow (Spizella...
I posted a pic that I believe is an American Redstart Male in his first year plumage. He sang and sang and sang, even had a few females around him, but since...
The following MOB-Montana poll is now closed. Here are the final results: POLL QUESTION: Wow! Fourteen entries for the May Photo of the month contest, a...
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Jun 6, 2008 7:46 am
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Hi MOB, Wednesday I finally found a C Nighthawk - flying at mid-day - while I was observing a Tennessee Warbler and Red-eyed Vireo in a road side thicket. Now...
Last night I saw several common nighthawks in Helena in the Ft. Harrison area. Also 5 great horned owls, including one young owl that had flown into a barbed...
Took a run out to Benton Lake yesterday afternoon. Found a Lark Bunting M. which is the first time I have seen one in that area. Borrowing Owl put on a great...
Today Jeff Marks and I were south of Bannack looking for Gray Flycatcher nest and eagle eyed Jeff found one. The bird was sitting on 4 eggs. We found what we...
Had the pleasure of watching and photographing a couple of Ring-necked Pheasants jousting yesterday East of Nashua. If you care to view the gallery the address...
Hi Folks, Back from the sweltering heat of the midwest. I was eager to return to the lower humidity and cooler temperatures... but did not expect the amounts...
Dear Montana Birders, We're planning a trip to Glacier for late June to early July. We're spending one night apiece at Lake McDonald, East Glacier, and Many ...