Good morning everyone, Just returned from 7 days of photographing Snowy Owls in Polson. Lots of good photo opts and met a lot of very kind people both land...
Had to work in White Sulphur Springs on the morning of 3/2. Didn't see much on the way up other than snow, but surprised to find the following in and around...
Yesterday after work I went to the Central Ponds north of Bozeman between Belgrade and Manhattan. They're totally open and were filled with 20 trumpeter swans...
All, I checked Freezout Lake WMA this late morning, temps in the upper 50s. The 3-4 thousand Canada Geese have decreased overnight to about 800. 62 Tundra...
Hello All, I've posted two photos of what appears to be a leucistic Canada Goose in Nate's Album. These photos were taken along the Eastside Road north of Warm...
Hello All, Spring has sprung! I spotted a FOY Mountain Bluebird along the Eastside Road near the Galen Crossing today. One female - photo in Nate's Album. ...
Hi all, I just wanted to thank everyone who posts photos. I love the beauty of the well-shot "portraits" but also find great value in the other photos as...
It had to come - the first gulls of my season. Not only were there 4 California Gulls, but a lone Ringbill also graced the large sand bar off West Bank Park. ...
After a robinless winter. I heard an American Robin singing yesterday and this early morning. This is about a week before the usual date. Mike Schwitters ...
I have used a electronic set of ears called "Songfinder" to hear birds for several years and they work great. It has made the difference between hearing and...
Today I took my Grandson to Fairfield and observed the Northern Cardinal. On the way home we found a Gyrfalcon near Augusta. It was heavy overcast and I only...
Greetings I opened a photo album so that you can see my silly Northern Goshawk sitting in the river at Roundup. One photo is at a distance so you can see the...
MOB-sters: This morning there were still two Snowy Owls in the Farm Road/Manning Road area of the Flathead Valley northeast of Somers. Both were on rooftops,...
Hi ! I am new to the group. How does one see the images of the birds? I apologize for being and old page turner...however I would enjoy seeing the birds. Any...
At Freezout Lake WMA today I found a total of 4,500 Canada Geese. About half were on Pond 1 (large lead of open water). Among them were two unusual light...
I went out to Warm Springs today to see how much open water there was. The ponds are about 10% open. Here is what I found. Canada Goose - 853 Tundra Swan - 46...
Mobsters On Wednesday I went to the McCone side of the Missouri just across from Ft. Peck. There were two Bald Eagles sitting on the rockpile and three in a...
Aaron Nolan and I were birding north of Ekalaka and observed a light morph ferruginous hawk perched on a power pole. This is the first FEHA I have seen in MT...
Most of the winter we have had 500+ Gray-Crowned Rosy Finches at our yard feeders 3 miles SW of Fishtail,with an occasional black rosy finch. Yesterday when...
Today Bill & I were fortunate enough to get to watch a pair of Belted Kingfishers in what I presume was courtship behavior over the Swan River. We saw lots of...
MOB, At Freezout Lake WMA this morning I counted 900 Tundra Swans. There were 200 present yesterday. The migration is on. Mike Schwitters Choteau MT...
My mistake. Carter County - 2/27/12 common redpoll / snow bunting / american tree sparrow / horned lark / sharp - tailed grouse / golden eagle / bald eagle /...
Hi Everyone! Things are getting pretty busy around the feeders with the onslought of March right around the corner. I still have very large flocks of Redpolls...
Despite the weather spring must be just around the corner. Last weekend I had my first Robins and Red-winged Blackbirds of the year and yesterday the unwanted...
We had truly great day with Terry McEneaney acting as our consummate leader. We had 10 Snowy Owls at the Polson Hill location. Multitudes of Rough-legged Hawks...
Mobsters, It's looking just a touch like spring around these parts. I spent some time yesterday observing around the house and in the Butler and LaValle creek...
