Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the MOB-Montana group: The deadline has passed and there are 12 entries for the August "Photo of the...
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MOBsters, I accidentally stumbled on another article mentioning Josh while looking through the ABA bird ID quizzes. He was one of those correctly identifying...
Hi Mobsters, Sunday was the most spectacular day of birding I have ever enjoyed on the Sourdough Trail in Bozeman. Siskins and chickadees were dripping off...
From rainy Great Falls Sunday, Aug. 31 got out to bird around 3, checked out the area around Sight & Sound Park, where I found 3 juv. Swainson¹s Hawks tree...
During the heat a Wood-pewee and an unidentified Empidonax were flycatching in sprinkler under Mtn ash but flew off before I could ID the Empid. On 29 Aug '08...
Mob, Today, a cold, wet morning at the park produced a Pine Warbler. It was sitting low in a caragana and was very tired, with it's head tucked into it's...
MOBsters, Just as a reminder, there is one other MOB site on Yahoo in which we archive a large number of photos of the bird species found in Montana. It is...
Patrick, et al: Please note that the photo labeled as a Pinyon Jay is actually a Mountain Bluebird. Dan Casey Somers ... August "Photo of the Month" Contest....
My son and I birded the Lower Valley area south of Kalispell this afternoon from 1630 - 1800 hrs. Apart from a smattering of shorebirds at the intersection of...
Sunday, the birds were amazing up at the Jewel Basin. The best looks I have ever had at White-winged Crossbill, and Townsend's Warbler. Both like 8 feet away!...
Josh, Congratulations on a GREAT article in the Daily Interlake! Lots of pictures and a good writeup. Keep up your excellent birding. We enjoy your posts to ...
This past Saturday I hiked up the N. Fork of the Blackfoot near Lincoln, MT. Along the Cooper-Blackfoot road there were 30 or 40 kestrels congregated together...
WOO HOO!!! As you can see from the title, my goal was reached today after school, here at home. My goal was to see 200 species of birds in Flathead County in...
I posted a photo on MOB of a flycatcher seen near Lake Helena on 9/1/08. Four of these birds were seen in the same area. Its probably an easy one, but for a...
For the last few evenings, my family and I have enjoyed watching about 400 Vaux's swifts swarm around and eventually fill a tiny chimney atop the Stevensville...
I am an Englsi birder who will in the Butte and Big Sky areas in mid- September. Does anyone know of any Spruce Grouse sites in these areas? Many thanks,...
Hey Josh, Congrats on the county Big Year! You've got some time yet, and migration isn't over, so I hope you can pad your total a bit more. I enjoyed birding...
Buffy wing-bars = juvenile. Bill shape and pattern, and lack of eye- ring suggest Wood-pewee; overall color and shape both that and Empidonax (willow?). Peaked...
MOB: We had a female Rufous Humingbird working on one of our hanging baskets on 9/3/08. It has been several days since we have seen any others. There are a...
Wed. was birding below Giant Springs along the river checking out a group of sparrows and swallows and I looked up. Wow, 2 Sandhill Cranes were coming over. My...
Hey MOBsters, Today's Bozeman Chronicle has a terrific article about Josh Covill. It's in the Out There section on page D3. Dan Casey is mentioned too! I...
Hi MOB, Forwarded by request (E Trogon is a year around resident here). Mike The Southwestern Research Station near Portal, Arizona, is seeking volunteers for...
Birded Freezout Lake September 2 and Sept. 4th. Sept 2nd--A lot of shorebirds were found around the lake including at least 10 Baird's Sandpiper's, 6...
Last night at the end of our road at the river's edge we found a Northern Waterthrush working the edge of the water bopping along the logs at the edge. I do...
For the last few days, I've been seeing lots of migrants pass through the Rattlesnake Creek riparian area. Usually mid-morning. Many feeding on berries....
Mobsters I found a very cooperative Wilson's Snipe today and got some nice photos. Also saw two of those "Southern" Phalaropes (Red-necked :-) )They appeared...
Mob, Over the past several days, there's been a up & down flow of birds in between some rain showers. Early this morning, there was quite a lot of activity...
The following MOB-Montana poll is now closed. Here are the final results: POLL QUESTION: The deadline has passed and there are 12 entries for the August...