Hi Barbara: Ditto on that!! : ) The three most important things with getting the great yard list are as follows and are listed in order of importance. #1 -...
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MOB/Patrick, It appears that Bob's September photo of the Virginia Rail is upside down. By the way Bob, congrat's on a great portrait of a seldom seen denizin...
While hiking with my bow in the Missouri Breaks near Crooked Creek, I believe I sighted a Bay Breasted Warbler with some Orange Crowned Warblers on September...
When I arrived at my son's house in Great Falls on Friday Sept29 a mostly white bird flew up into a tree. My first thought was "that looks like a rock piegon...
The juvenile Parasitic Jaeger that I found at Ennis Lake on 29 September continued onto 30 September when I took John Parker and Eric Hendrickson to see it....
Hello Birders, I was out at the Smurfit-Stone Plant west of Missoula today Monday the 2nd and saw a Northern Shrike. Shorebirding was a little slow with 1...
Montana Birders, Several of us here in Deer Lodge have been promoting local birding with a number of projects. Our informal birding group of 10 or so each...
Group: There was a surf scoter on Spring Meadow Lake in Helena this morning. I have posted a picture of the bird in my photo folder - Bob's Bird Images. Bob...
Bob(et al): Welcome back, enjoyed the Shemya photos on Surfbirds. Very nice shot of the scoter. On a round-trip to Helena yesterday, I stopped at Nevada...
Birders: I just posted a picture in my Photo Folder (Bob's Bird Images) that John Nordrum took at Freezout on 29Sept. He wanted me to post it there to solicit...
Hello all, My first Lapland Longspurs were mixed in with large numbers of Horned Larks and a few remaining McCown's Longspurs on Kerr Road yesterday. I also...
Thanks for all the great responses to my hawk ID question, I really appreciate them. Sorry I couldn't give more information, I only got the one shot and I ...
Dan and Mobsters I like the idea of being able to replace photos in the Big Year Album - but I hesitate to do it much because I often find that I like my...
Chuck et al.: I had some of the same thoughts. To date, I have replaced only one or two of my own shots, although in a very few instances when more than one...
Mobsters: Are we going to want to start a new one each year, or just keep improving the one we have? On Wed, 04 Oct 2006 19:36:14 -0000 ... Sincerely; Richard...
I agree with you guys, the better the pictures we have the more useful and educational the albums will be, especially with clear shots that show specific...
Ok, here's my 2 cents - I would really like to see a reference collection of Montana bird photos accessable someplace. This would include the best (someone...
I dont know how much storage space is available, but for my two cents worth I think having more than one picture, 2 or 3, of each species can be interesting...
Hello birders, I went back to Ennis Lake this afternoon but the Parasitic Jaeger was not to be found again. But other things are happening at this dynamic...
Hi MOB, A daily count of 100 plus migrating raptors are being seen from the viewing platform above Bridger Bowl. The first 2 Rough-legged Hawks were seen on...
Okay, Itime to jump in on this topic. Of course all of the viewpoints are correct, but let me mention some of the original intentions of the MOB Phot Album of...
I like this idea! It would open it up to all of us, not just the few hot shot photo folks. I know I have been feeling like the folks who have the big fancy...
Arla, I'm wondering about your reasoning. I know there are a lot of people in this group that are much better birders than I am, so should I attribute that to...
Arla, Please be careful about your insinuations. Your words and your tone suggest that those who work hard to hone their artistic and wildlife observation ...
Greetings: Over the noon hour today I was staggering back to the office on the last leg of my run (Davis Gulch, Rodney Ridge and the Waterline Trail) when I...
Birders, Shore birds have slowed down in our valley. The water levals have also risen at Warm Springs and their are few mudflats. What I saw today were 2 -...
Quick drive along the river below Giant Springs today didn't yield very much. There is still a small group of Hooded Mergansers hanging around, but otherwise,...
I really like John's idea of using photos from willing photographers to supplement the FWP on-line field guide. Over time, we had hoped to add in photos of...
MOB, Over the past week, things have been slowing down with fewer Yellow- rumps & the occasional Orange-crowned. Regretfully, most of the crowd of Juncos,...