I heard, then saw a blue jay in at 6th and Raleigh in Helena today. I've seen a few the past couple of years, but this is the first one I've seen this year in...
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clcurrieriii
Oct 12, 2007 7:17 pm
Chad, I live on 6th Ave in Helena and have had Blue Jays most of the summer. I first heard a pair on 19-May calling around 5th and Beattie and then on 20-May...
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Lou Ann Harris
birdsmontana
Oct 12, 2007 8:04 pm
I had a single female Evening Grosbeak under my feeder a couple of days ago. Also a female Purple Finch about a week ago, and at least 50 Pine Siskins...
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Bob Martinka
birder_bob
Oct 12, 2007 8:15 pm
Birders: There are lots of gulls in the Helena valley presently - with thousands at the landfill. But it is difficult to get good looks at many of these birds....
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Jim and Sue Brown
jbrownbirder
Oct 12, 2007 8:49 pm
Mobsters; Yesterday north of Great Falls I watched a Prairie Falcon try repeatedly to capture Horned Larks. The larks, several hundred, would swarm around the...
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Chad Adams
candjbirds
Oct 13, 2007 3:05 am
Coburn -- thanks for the update on the Helena blue jays. I'll have to keep my eyes and ears open for them. I live near the hospital, and haven't seen blue...
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Barb Jaquith
mtnplvr
Oct 13, 2007 2:49 pm
Mobsters We also had our first Rough-legged Hawks 10/11. A pair was floating above the Red Lodge Creek road. Stan even got some identifiable photos. Yesterday...
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Bob Martinka
birder_bob
Oct 13, 2007 11:18 pm
Birders: The Thayer's and Mew gull sightings that I reported several days ago in the Helena Valley will be submitted to the Montana Bird Records Committee for...
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Richard Mousel
wildcolour2000
Oct 14, 2007 2:38 am
A quick trip to Giant Springs this evening yielded a warbler of interest, no pictures. It was something like a Waterthrush or Palm Warbler, it had facial...
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Ben Young
bennywayne
Oct 14, 2007 4:27 am
My wife and I enjoyed a beautiful fall day in Jewel Basin and spent two hours on top of Mt. Aeneas from 1230 - 1430 hrs. Winds were out of the west and ranged...
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Beth Hill
bt1girl
Oct 14, 2007 4:43 pm
I did a bike trip from West Bank Park to Rainbow Dam this morning. The return trip goes along the river, then through Giant Springs. There wasn't much on the...
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Ben Young
bennywayne
Oct 14, 2007 8:25 pm
Oops. Thanks for the gentle reminder concerning my error on the previous post. Those were, in fact, DUSKY GROUSE seen on the ridge to Mt. Aeneas, not Sooty...
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Ned Batchelder
ngbatch
Oct 15, 2007 2:56 am
Mob, An Anna's Hummingbird was first reported Oct. 3 near Huson, MT (NW of Missoula). This bird was feeding on 3 feeders and eating small insects for the last...
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RICHARD MOUSEL
wildcolour2000
Oct 15, 2007 5:42 pm
Birders: Richard's at it again, I posted a couple of sparrow images that I could use help with ID. Sincerely; Richard Mousel - rmousel@... Wild Bird...
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Chuck Carlson
chuckcmt
Oct 15, 2007 6:04 pm
Richard That is an American Tree Sparrow. Note the reddish crown and distinct white wing bars. Also the bill is two toned (dark on top and yellowish below)....
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Currier, Coburn
clcurrieriii
Oct 15, 2007 6:05 pm
Richard, Your bird in the photos is an American Tree Sparrow. The two-colored bill and the mostly grayish face and neck with the rufus/red eyeline are good ID...
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Katie La Salle-Lowery
kalamitykatie
Oct 15, 2007 6:46 pm
I have a male Cassin's finch (new yard bird for me) hitting my feeders today as well as an evening grosbeak with an injury on its head around its left eye...
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Katie LaSalle-Lowery
kalamitykatie
Oct 15, 2007 6:56 pm
Excuse me... I just re-read my post and saw that I wrote "mountain chickadees." My fingers and brain weren't in sync. They are black-capped chickadees that...
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Dave Williams
davewillmt
Oct 16, 2007 1:26 pm
Got out to Benton Lake yesterday afternoon to see what was about. Not a lot of birds, but did see some Buffleheads, Wigeons, Canvasbacks, and Redheads among...
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Gary Swant
garyswant
Oct 16, 2007 2:07 pm
Wow, gorgeous shots, Dave! Laura Swant ... From: Dave Williams To: MOB-Montana@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 7:26 AM Subject: [MOB-Montana]...
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Jeannie Marcure
marcurejm
Oct 16, 2007 5:04 pm
Hi Mobsters! On a drive to Ninepipes yesterday we encountered a bird that we're having trouble identifying. I've posted 3 photos at ...
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Jeff Marks
bristle.thigh
Oct 16, 2007 5:33 pm
Jeanne, great photos of an American Pipit. whether it's a local bird or one from farther north, or even Asia, is another question. I think American Pipits...
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Chad Adams
candjbirds
Oct 17, 2007 1:46 am
Jeannie -- Not sure what species of pipit those photos represent. However, I did want to say I enjoyed the pygmy owl in the birdbath photos on your flickr...
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Jeff Marks
bristle.thigh
Oct 17, 2007 2:57 am
mobsters, a fellow mobster sent the pipit photos to Phil Davis, Secretary of the Maryland/District of Columbia Bird Records Committee, and professional bird...
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Bob Martinka
birder_bob
Oct 17, 2007 8:52 pm
MOBsters: There is a juv. Pacific Loon in a Gravel pit in the Helena Valley - on NW corner of Wylie Dr. and Canyon Ferry Road. It can be viewed looking to west...
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Gary Swant
garyswant
Oct 17, 2007 11:48 pm
Bob, I will stop and look at the bird on my way to Great Falls on Thursday. Thanks for the tip. I think Nate will come over tomorrow, but I have to speak in...
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Bob Martinka
birder_bob
Oct 18, 2007 12:29 am
Gary: Yes, I talked with Nate and will meet with him in the morning. Sorry you can't make it but the bird has apparently been there for maybe several weeks so...
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Gary Swant
garyswant
Oct 18, 2007 1:28 am
Bob, I think they are, but I will call Nate tomorrow evening. We were right in the area yesterday, just shows that you need to be out there all the time...
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Currier, Coburn
clcurrieriii
Oct 18, 2007 2:54 pm
Bob/Gary/All: Susan Lenard and I went yesterday afternoon to see the loon. It was exactly where Bob reported, still at the north end of the gravel pit, quite...
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Jim Greaves
lbviman
Oct 18, 2007 5:42 pm
The photos are of a dark American Pipit - Jim Greaves, Thompson Falls ... into...
