Mobsters I guess all I had to do is mention the birds yesterday. A White-crowned Sparrow and a Spotted Towhee both showed up in the yard this morning. Still...
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Mitch
wildbirdguide
May 4, 2011 11:35 am
I had Brown-headed Cowbirds at my feeder 12 miles south of Livingston 5/3/2011. Mitch Hurt Livingston...
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Kristi DuBois
eudermamontana
May 4, 2011 3:53 am
Hi Jeff, I drove around the Blackfoot Valley near Ovando last week, and saw numerous flocks of migrating American robins and mountain bluebirds around the...
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Judy Fjell
fjelljudy
May 4, 2011 2:17 am
I was excited to see about 3 dozen loons on the Helena Holding Reservoir this weekend. In addition, a red-necked grebe swam past the shore just as we were...
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Hendricks, Paul
rosyfinch...
May 3, 2011 10:13 pm
Per Dan's comment, I heard Spotted Sandpiper near the footbridge over the Clark Fork River by the University of Montana in Missoula yesterday. I would think...
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Chuck Carlson
chuckcmt
May 3, 2011 9:53 pm
Mobsters We have had only the one Yellow-rumped Warbler and one Orange-crowned Warbler so far. We had our first Lincoln’s Sparrow today and have yet to see...
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Dan Casey
danbcr10
May 3, 2011 7:15 pm
MOB-sters: Also "usually" here by now, and absent from the list to date: Harlequin Duck Spotted Sandpiper Rock Wren Eastern Bluebird Brown-headed Cowbird Dan...
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Jeff Marks
bristle.thigh
May 3, 2011 6:03 pm
Mobsters, I know this is a late spring, but it's striking that no one has reported a Cassin's Vireo or Nashville Warbler, the earliest arrivals of which nearly...
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Ted
fabian_vas
May 3, 2011 3:58 pm
Mob, This morning I took a walk around town for the first time since our blizzard this past Friday that left us with 6-8 foot snow drifts, blocked roads, and...
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Michael Schwitters
mikeschwitters
May 2, 2011 10:31 pm
MOB, There was sunshine at Freezout Lake this morning as I met up with Arla Eckert and we looked for new birds. The flocks of Marbled Godwits and American...
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Radd Icenoggle
radley521
May 2, 2011 8:05 pm
Went on a great drive from Dillon, Ennis and back home to Bozeman yesterday...saw many great species including Hudsonian Godwit at Ennis Lake. Way too far out...
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MOB-Montana@yahoogrou...
May 2, 2011 4:38 pm
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the MOB-Montana group: It time again for this month's bird photo contest. We have eight entries this...
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rmr605
May 2, 2011 3:30 pm
Went for a run this morning and heard two new arrivals on Bench Rd: Grasshopper Sparrow and W. Snipe. Other species observed include: Short-eared Owl W....
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Beth Hill
bt1girl
May 2, 2011 2:56 pm
I started early at Giant Springs. Redbreasted Mergansers (12 at least) are still fishing - is this late for them to hang around so long?), Pied-billed Grebe,...
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Glenn Violette
violette1023
May 2, 2011 2:41 pm
Our first Hummer has just appeared. Looks like a male Rufous. Glenn Violette Whitefish...
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Glenn Violette
violette1023
May 2, 2011 2:39 pm
This is my second post. The first one didn't show up. We Just had a FOY Rufous Hummer at our feeder. Glenn Violette Whitefish...
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Larry Carter
birder43
May 2, 2011 3:27 am
HI MOB, checke dout Freezout early evening. the only new bird for the year was one Tree Swallow near Pond 6. Other birds worth a note are--one White-faced...
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Dan Casey
danbcr10
May 2, 2011 3:18 am
MOB-sters: Not too much to report, but some signs of spring. We have had 3 White-crowned Sparrows and a towhee in the yard this weekend. Yesterday I found a...
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martin bell
ammodesign
May 2, 2011 2:19 am
5/1 varied thrush (pictures shortly)on 5th street. He spent a bit of time scratching his ear like a dog but could not catch it.He flew into two different yards...
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Sharon Dewart-Hansen
smdewart
May 1, 2011 10:33 pm
Hello All, Well we're back from Florida with only 5 new lifers. It was a meager migration this year due to strong winds from the south that blew the birds past...
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Arla Eckert
ferretimp
May 1, 2011 10:10 pm
Well my very slow poke White-crowned Sparrow just showed up in my yard. I am always a day or two behind yards on the S side of town for these guys but it has...
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William McDowell
willymcdowell
May 1, 2011 10:09 pm
MOB: I'm planning a trip to Havre for a soccer tournament in two weeks (14-15 May), and want to fit in some birding. I am not familiar with N-Central Montana...
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Arla Eckert
ferretimp
May 1, 2011 8:34 pm
Way cool photos of both critters! Thank you. Sure wish I would find one of those godwits! Arla...
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eveinmontana
May 1, 2011 8:24 pm
We returned from an overseas trip to find a Harris' sparrow on our deck in Dillon. Unfortunately, it was dead, apparently from a collision with our sliding...
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Chuck Carlson
chuckcmt
May 1, 2011 8:16 pm
Mobsters I added a photo of the godwit to my album and also a photo of one of the prey species the godwits were searching for. Chuck Carlson Ft. Peck...
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Chuck Carlson
chuckcmt
May 1, 2011 8:01 pm
Mobsters This morning at a flooded grain field I found 3 breeding plumage males and 1 female Hudsonian Godwits north of Ft. Peck. They were the only shorebirds...
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Arla Eckert
ferretimp
May 1, 2011 7:16 pm
Well a trip to Giant Springs paid off today very well. It was on the cool side with showers off and on. First off saw 2 Caspian Terns diving for their dinner....
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Andrew Guttenberg
andrewgutten...
May 1, 2011 6:57 pm
Gary, whereabouts did you find the Greater Scaup? Was it anywhere in the Three Forks/Headwaters vicinity, or was it closer to Deer Lodge? Andrew...
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Katie La Salle-Lowery
kalamitykatie
May 1, 2011 4:57 pm
Dad and I made a quick trip to Lee Metcalf NWR yesterday evening. We saw 31 species, got two FOY's for me and a life bird for Dad. The FOY's for me were sora...
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Stevan Hawkins
quietshrike
May 1, 2011 4:19 pm
Mobsters: The May, 2011, edition of the Birding Community E-bulletin arrived this morning. It covers recent rarities, lead in California Condors, the Federal ...
