After much more research and discussion, I recall that ID as Cordilleran and resubmit as a Hammond's Flycatcher. :) thanks to all who challenged the ID! This...
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Mike Lesnik
vagapaddler
May 1, 2012 11:50 am
... Westby has a lot of great birding habitat besides the city park - grassland all around, mud flats and ponds both sides of the North Dakota border, nearby...
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Jeff Marks
bristle.thigh
May 1, 2012 3:41 pm
Mobsters, I want to draw attention to the incredibly early records of three parulids: American Redstart (28 Apr), Wilson's Warbler (21 Apr), and...
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Mike Lesnik
vagapaddler
May 1, 2012 8:20 pm
Entered at west end, north off US 12 a few miles east of Shawnut, about 90 minutes ago. Exiting at Barber. 20 species, topped off with a Red-breasted...
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Arla Eckert
ferretimp
May 1, 2012 8:38 pm
Arla Eckert Graet Falls ... From: "do-not-reply@..." <do-not-reply@...> Date: Tue, 1 May 2012 16:36:01 -0400 (EDT) To: <turtle@...> Subject:...
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Beth Hill
bt1girl
May 1, 2012 8:55 pm
The wind was only gusting to 30mph last night. Even so - my first-of-year Spotted Sandpiper and Cinnamon Teal were spotted. There were still tons of Northern...
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Larry Carter
birder43
May 1, 2012 9:04 pm
MOB, checked out Freezout this morning. A very windy morning at Freezout that is, cut short because of the wind. New birds for the year are--Brewer's...
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Jeff Marks
bristle.thigh
May 2, 2012 2:09 am
Mobsters, Just heard of another record early date for a warbler. Leslie Kehoe and Bob Lee saw a Townsend's Warbler near Niarada on 22 April, breaking the old...
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Patricia Mclaughlin
violette1023
May 2, 2012 2:55 am
MOB-folks, I checked our ten year records and this 5/2 is a late arrival for our first Calliope in Happy Valley. Normally we've seen them at the feeder around...
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kurt lindsay
lindsayk44
May 2, 2012 4:25 am
spent a nice, albeit very wet morning yesterday in lake county driving the back roads around ninepipes NWR. tough light for photography, but lots of great...
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Gary Swant
garyswant
May 2, 2012 4:35 am
I had 7 White-crowned Sparrows in the yard today. I think that is the most I have ever had. I posted a picture of one on the fence in my album. Gary Swant ...
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MOB-Montana@yahoogrou...
May 2, 2012 12:14 pm
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the MOB-Montana group: It's time again for the photo of the month contest - this time for April. There...
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Thomas
thomaskallmeyer
May 2, 2012 2:23 pm
Mobsters, Drove across the Missoula Valley last night and stopped briefly at the bridge on Deschamps Road. Highlight was a Sora heard at the bridge: American...
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Chuck Carlson
chuckcmt
May 2, 2012 3:32 pm
Mobsters An Indigo Bunting showed itself briefly in the yard this morning. Chuck Carlson Ft. Peck...
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Sid Frissell
sfrissell
May 2, 2012 3:50 pm
Like Gary Swant in Deerlodge, we here in Stevensville have more White- crowned Sparrows than at any time in the five years we've been here. Today, there are at...
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Jeff Marks
bristle.thigh
May 2, 2012 4:26 pm
Mobsters, Several people have asked if I was doing another birding tour to The Gambia this year, sponsored by Montana Audubon. If you are interested, please...
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Mike Lesnik
vagapaddler
May 2, 2012 7:02 pm
MOB, Two individual, not a bit shy, nest building Marsh Wrens were among the eleven species seen at this Fishing Access Site in northwest Yellowstone Co about...
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Chuck Carlson
chuckcmt
May 2, 2012 7:17 pm
Mobsters I have posted photos of two subspecies of White-crowned Sparrow. Note the extent of the black in front of the eye in Z.l. leucophrys as compared with...
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Michael Schwitters
mikeschwitters
May 2, 2012 9:07 pm
MOB, A rather slow morning at Freezout Lake WMA (but no wind). Few migratory shorebirds were seen...perhaps a result of a Prairie Falcon perched at the Neck....
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Sid Frissell
sfrissell
May 2, 2012 10:08 pm
Chuck: So far, all I've seen here are L.l. gambelii...
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Richard Mousel
wildcolour2000
May 2, 2012 10:20 pm
Howdy, If it looks like a Thrush and Acts like a Thrush, Jeff says it's a FOY Hermit, Thanks Jeff! FTB'S Richard Sincerely; Richard Mousel -...
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Dan Casey
danbcr10
May 3, 2012 1:39 am
MOB-sters: We had our first newly hatched bird of the season in the yard on Monday, when a freshly fledged Mourning Dove came to our feeders (photo posted)....
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Mike Lesnik
vagapaddler
May 3, 2012 2:54 am
MOB, My second 'water feature' stop of the day produced 27 species and 4 or five Unknown-too far to see. Best bird was a single Caspian Tern, along with 10...
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Arla Eckert
ferretimp
May 3, 2012 1:34 pm
Arla Eckert Great Falls ... From: "do-not-reply@..." <do-not-reply@...> Date: Thu, 3 May 2012 09:26:10 -0400 (EDT) To: <turtle@...> Subject:...
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Arla Eckert
ferretimp
May 3, 2012 1:36 pm
Arla Eckert Great Falls ... From: "do-not-reply@..." <do-not-reply@...> Date: Thu, 3 May 2012 09:32:36 -0400 (EDT) To: <turtle@...> Subject:...
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Jeff Marks
bristle.thigh
May 3, 2012 4:12 pm
Hello all, The last report I know of for the Bozeman Great-tailed Grackle was John Carlson's mob post on 13 April. Has anyone seen it since? Thanks, Jeff ...
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Larry Carter
birder43
May 3, 2012 8:20 pm
MOB, checked out Freezout this chilly morning. First of year birds are---Cowbird near the Neck, Common Tern saw at least 6 at Pond 1, Vesper Sparrow 1 along...
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Gary Swant
garyswant
May 4, 2012 12:30 am
The count of individuals was up 12,000 today. However,4,000 were Tree Swallows, and another 3,622 were American Coots. The number of waterfowl was at 3,681...
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John Carlson
mccownii
May 4, 2012 3:32 am
If any of you are checking your email right now you should look at the national radar images (link below). For the last two nights the radar loops have been...
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michael auerbach
michainconnect
May 4, 2012 1:01 pm
Thanks. This is interesting. How you can see that it is showing birds and not wheather info? Micha Auerbach ________________________________ From: John Carlson...
