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We found a small group of American Tree Sparrows along Dry Creek School Road today. A flock of Bohemiam waxwings was present in the area. Also found a Prairie...
Montana Birders, The period for entering checklists from the 2009 Great Backyard Bird Count ended Sunday. Montana birders did themselves proud. A review of ...
The Bohemian Waxwings reported along the river a week ago are still in the same area, in the same numbers (~200). Life was pretty quiet on the river yesterday...
All, There are a few signs of spring starting to show at Freezout Lake now that the arctic air has moved eastward. About 400 Canada Geese are on the ice...
Hi Mike I met you a couple of years ago, when I went to Freezeout Lake with Bob Conway who unfortunately passed away a few months ago. When would be the best...
Hi, well it looks like spring is also here in Great Falls. We are often behind the rest of the state in when we get spring birds but: checked the river today...
Interesting - since yesterday morning I was looking for gulls and anything different. Of course, there was still quite a bit of ice cover at that time. It...
Hello MOBsters, During a hike along Upper Rattlesnake Creek we watched an Am. Dipper building her nest ( According to "The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of...
Finally, I found 4 MOBL while running my dog this afternoon...3 males and 1 female I believe. The afternoon temps were 65F when I left the house. Hell's...
On Sunday, 3/1, saw at least 40 Pinyon Jays at Forestvale cemetary in Helena. Also several Bohemian Waxwings, 15 or so White Winged Crossbills, Flickers, and...
This might be of interest to a few folks; The February 2009 issue of The Condor (vol. 111, no. 1) has just come out, and many of us will be interested in an...
Howdy, Prompted by information from the Area staff that about 100 white geese were seen at the lake this morning, I visited this afternoon. I found at least...
I've added recent fotos of some of the RED CROSSBILL immatures that have been at our feeder lately - there are a dozen or more similar molts among 75+ that...
Made my rounds around Freezout today and found Mike Schwitters also making his rounds. Saw the estimated 400 Snow Geese and one Ross's Goose. Saw a few...
Evening Grosbeaks have been in a continent-wide decline for nearly 2 decades. During the early to mid 1990s they were a common feeder bird in the Flathead...
Steve and MOBsters, From: Ron Pittaway's Winter Finch Forecast 2008-2009 *Evening Grosbeak*: A conifer and hardwood seed generalist in winter, Evening...
Two Bald Eagles are back on their nest along the Jefferson River. There was lots of activity at the feeders as that storm blew in yesterday...regular...
I heard, but did not see, a great horned owl near Apgar in Glacier yesterday. He actually sounded like he may have been in the headquarters area. The sound was...
There were small numbers of tundra swans and pintails on the limited open water on the west end of Lake Helena this morning - 12-20 of each species. Toward the...
MOBsters, Though not a Montana bird note it is one of some importance. You can go the following link http://spinaturecenter.com/blog/ and see what appears to...
A male WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL lit on our porch feeding spot around noon today (05Mar2009) - our first ever in Sanders Co! Pik posted my folder - Jim Greaves,...
We had a flock of 14 white winged crossbills in our yard today for the first time in many, many years. Had a call just minutes later from a friend in Libby who...
Hi All, An inch and a half of snow yesterday and -2 F this morning. I visited Freezout this afternoon and found the white geese were still present and about...
Hi Mobsters As Richard and I were returning from California to our home in Montana today we were delighted to discover a small mixed flock of Horned Larks and...
Barb and MOB Just a point of interest - At one time the Ferruginous Hawk and Rough-legged Hawk were combined as the Ferruginous Rough-leg. Chuck Carlson ...
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