Well, everyone, I'm proud to report that I submitted my first 15 minute observation results to the GBBC. I saw a black-billed magpie in my neighbor's yard!...
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Sandy Gerber
uscggirly
Feb 18, 2013 4:21 pm
I had to zoom in from pretty far away, but the tags are readable. Â There was a third in the group, but this was the best shot I could get. Sandy I had to zoom...
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Gary Swant
garyswant
Feb 20, 2013 1:36 am
Spring migration seems to have started at WS WMA. I had the following results on waterfowl today. Common Goldeneye - 449 Barrow's Goldeneye - 16 Redhead - 6 ...
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Cynthia
cynhinmt
Feb 20, 2013 4:54 am
Hi Ya'll Today, Robert and I saw 6 Trumpeter Swans standing on the still-frozen pond at corner of Beaverhead Rd. and 93, south of Ronan. Two had red/white...
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Sandy Gerber
uscggirly
Feb 20, 2013 3:07 pm
I should have said "Kookoosint", sorry about that... ________________________________ From: Sandy Gerber <uscggirly@...> To:...
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Chuck Carlson
chuckcmt
Feb 22, 2013 6:41 pm
The backyard has been quite busy at times and completely silent at others. A Sharp-shinned Hawk has taken up a part-time lease. Yesterday it spent the entire...
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Sid Frissell
sfrissell
Feb 23, 2013 2:22 am
I have a flock of about ten Red Crossbills coming to my feeder (oil seeds) nearly every morning now! About 5 males and 5 females. The gather in nearby tree...
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Bob and Mo Rost
bob.rost
Feb 23, 2013 2:34 pm
Hi All: Our feeders have been visited by an interesting sequence of critters lately. A pair of Pileated Woodpeckers have decided to become neighbors. They are...
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John Carlson
mccownii
Feb 23, 2013 3:51 pm
This morning while working on my morning ebird list for the yard, my local Blue Jays and a host of my yard regulars found me a new yard bird. I noticed lots of...
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jparkerll38
Feb 23, 2013 7:18 pm
While skiing by Crescent Lake west of Hyalite Res. two days ago, I came around a corner and surprised an adult Northern Goshawk that was administrating the...
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birderdebrasch
Feb 23, 2013 8:50 pm
Hi Mike from Debbie Schwartznau. It was nice to meet you a week and a half ago at Sacagewea Park. We visited the park 4 times in the last 2 weeks. The wood...
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eveinmontana
Feb 23, 2013 8:56 pm
Hello all, this might be a rather lengthy post. First, I don't know if it is appropriate to endorse an electronic app, so I apologize in advance if I'm...
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eveinmontana
Feb 23, 2013 11:37 pm
If anyone's interested, I have posted a photo of our feeder with the sparrow deterrent that has proved so successful....
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wscotthampton
Feb 24, 2013 7:15 am
Tyler Clarke and I spent about three and a half hours today unsuccessfully looking for the Yellow-billed Loon from North Juniper Bay Rd, Flathead Lake Salmon...
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Grace L. Blair
cpoodles
Feb 24, 2013 12:24 pm
All Thanks for reposting the photos, diagrams and links for the halo sparrow deterrent. NOW, how do we keep the magpies away from the suet feeders and...
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capebird1978
Feb 24, 2013 5:37 pm
Visiting Stevensville this weekend I drove through wildlife refuge twice and saw swans both times, two pairs and one by itself. Consulting my field guide...
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birderdebrasch
Feb 24, 2013 7:19 pm
The great-tailed grackle was in a pine tree at Taco Bell; Bozeman Mall this morning. Debbie Schwartznau Huson, MT...
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Sid Frissell
sfrissell
Feb 24, 2013 7:34 pm
This morning at Lee Metcalf NWR there were eight swans in the ponds along the dike. By bill shape and call, all were identified as Trumpeters. Also, the male...
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Leslie Kehoe
lkehoemt
Feb 25, 2013 3:15 am
Hi birders, Bob Lee and I spent the day birding from the Flathead to the Mission Valleys today. Hundreds of coots at the north end of the Lake but no...
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debra Schwartznau
birderdebrasch
Feb 25, 2013 3:54 am
corrected photo album spelling ________________________________ From: birderdebrasch <birderdebrasch@...> To: MOB-Montana@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday,...
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Mike Lesnik
vagapaddler
Feb 25, 2013 2:46 pm
Debbie & All, This area was very quite during my forty five minute (1050-1135) visit yesterday. A couple of chickadees and redpolls. Did have a Rough-legged...
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Dan Casey
danbcr10
Feb 25, 2013 5:14 pm
Please remember to include your name and location with your posts, for the benefit of other MOB members. Dan CaseySomers ... have several dozen Redpolls, Hairy...
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steel_rsd
Feb 25, 2013 5:19 pm
Our yard feeders were visited by the regulars this weekend: still have several dozen Redpolls, Hairy and Downy WP, Mountain and BC Chickadees, House Finches,...
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Michael Schwitters
mikeschwitters
Feb 25, 2013 5:20 pm
All, I found my first white birds at Freezout Lake WMA this morning. Two Snow Geese were having breakfast with Canada Geese. There has been about 1,000...
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Beth Hill
bt1girl
Feb 25, 2013 7:06 pm
Not quite a white goose - but I was looking for some - but I had a raft of 24 Redheads below Giant Springs Saturday afternoon and 30 Sunday morning along the...
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Jim
oatescpa
Feb 25, 2013 7:27 pm
While watching a herd of 200 elk grazing on a hillside in the Irvin Flats area west of Polson, 30 or so of the elk started running around in a panic. I...
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Arla Eckert
ferretimp
Feb 25, 2013 9:35 pm
... From: "do-not-reply@..." <do-not-reply@...> I have been down with one very nasty cold since Feb. 7th. Only got yard counts done for the GBBC,...
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Dan Casey
danbcr10
Feb 26, 2013 4:15 am
MOB-sters: Yesterday I refound the Ferruginous Hawk that has been in the Lower Valley near Somers since at least late December. I have posted a photo. But...
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mtn_equus
Feb 26, 2013 4:23 am
Saturday, Feb 23 we were driving west on Hwy 2 a few miles east of Saco and saw a snowy on a power pole. We doubled back, snapping (bad) pix as we came on. He...
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paul rossi
birdma7896
Feb 26, 2013 5:12 am
Sorry about the delay on my weekend birding in the Flathead. On Saturday, I visited the Flathead County Landfill, and saw two Bald Eagles and a first-year...
