Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the MOB-Montana group: 2009's first photo contest has 8 entries, all of which were taken in December...
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Jim Greaves
lbvireo
Feb 1, 2009 5:23 pm
Arla -- I wonder if CBC's to south and southwest will reflect an increase of some waterfowl you noted. I'm surprised you have flowing water! Our reservoir...
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Arla Eckert
ferretimp
Feb 1, 2009 5:54 pm
We have had more ice on the river this winter then is normal for us off and on. There are parts of the river here that are very fast and do not freeze. There...
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Chris Peterson
glacierparkm...
Feb 1, 2009 6:16 pm
I've added a slideshow of pine grosbeaks and waxwings in Columbia Falls here: http://www.glacierparkmagazine.com/page13/page13.html Thought it might interest...
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Sharon Dewart-Hansen
smdewart
Feb 1, 2009 10:18 pm
Hello Fellow Birders, Took a little spin around Giant Springs this morning, driving & walking, The river had its usual denizens, Canada Goose, American Coot,...
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Dan Casey
danbcr10
Feb 1, 2009 10:33 pm
MOB-sters: Today we noticed an interesting phenomenon in our yard. Because we have the largest trees in the neighborhood, most of the waxwings in town end up...
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Mike Lesnik
vagapaddler
Feb 2, 2009 2:23 pm
Hi MOB, Two small flocks of Snow Buntings were seen from I 15 - approximate MP 135 and 140 - north of Butte yesterday. Rough-legged Hawks were again numerous...
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Maureen O'Mara
mo1_omara
Feb 2, 2009 3:26 pm
While on my pre-work dog walk in the hood this morning I had a Prairie Falcon fly over me in the direction of the river! The bird was not in any hurry so I...
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Dan Casey
danbcr10
Feb 2, 2009 4:58 pm
Sharon et al: I have not gone back to look at previous shots of the Great Falls swans, but the most recent photo you posted appears to show a Tundra Swan, not...
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Arla Eckert
ferretimp
Feb 2, 2009 6:00 pm
Dan is right, I rechecked my photos of the 2 swans we have had here in Great Falls this winter. My face is red, I messed up on the id. This means we need to...
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Bucky & Craig
buccraig
Feb 2, 2009 6:58 pm
Sunday we took advantage of the beautiful day and took a long road trip from Twin Bridges, along the Burma road to the Big Hole River. We followed the river...
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Sharon Dewart-Hansen
smdewart
Feb 3, 2009 1:06 am
I wondered about that. Since the closer I got the more I could see that there was considerable space between the bill and the eye. I guess one should not...
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Kristi DuBois
eudermamontana
Feb 3, 2009 3:26 am
Good news for carbon, but wind farms aren't always bird-friendly. Wind farms on private land seem to be exempt from environmental review. We need to make sure...
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Barb Jaquith
mtnplvr
Feb 3, 2009 9:36 pm
Greetings Stan, Steve Reitz, Shawn Stewert and I now have four sightings of the Ferruginous Hawk since December 15. Hopefully it will be enough to be...
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Chad Adams
candjbirds
Feb 4, 2009 3:24 am
On Saturday and again today saw great horned owls paired up and hooting in Helena. On Monday, my son was sick so rather than go to school and me go to work, I...
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Michael Schwitters
mikeschwitters
Feb 4, 2009 1:59 pm
Montana Birders, Here is a notice regarding the Great Backyard Bird Count from its organizer. I hope you will be adding your checklists to the mix. Mike...
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Steven Hughes
sdh59047
Feb 4, 2009 7:31 pm
Nice job Chad, wonderful photos! Here in Livingston, a mature Bald Eagle over Main St., mallards, Canada's and Wood ducks at Sacagawea Park. Sunny & Windy;...
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Jesse DeVoe
tog_wa_tee
Feb 5, 2009 4:15 am
Hey MOBers, Today I saw a Eurasian dove on a telephone pole on Durston and 19th...and I was curious if anyone knew how common they are in Bozeman. I know they...
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Radd Icenoggle
radley521
Feb 5, 2009 5:32 am
They're relatively common around the valley in particular locations. A lot of these locations seem to be trailer parks, in particular, the one located between...
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Mike Lesnik
vagapaddler
Feb 5, 2009 1:27 pm
Hidden Valley - I90 X Valley Center - has 25 or so, and Manhattan maybe 50. Mike...
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Jim Greaves
lbvireo
Feb 5, 2009 4:58 pm
A question arose as to why I've labelled a couple of female-looking PINE GROSBEAKS as male. I figured they are of the russet variety, due to showing red...
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Jim and Sue Brown
jbrownbirder
Feb 5, 2009 10:23 pm
Birders: Some amazing pictures of osprey fishing for rainbow trout can be seen on: http://www.miguellasa.com/photos/sspopup.mg?AlbumID=1001578 Jim Brown...
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Dan Casey
danbcr10
Feb 5, 2009 10:44 pm
Jim: All adult male Pine Grosbeaks have pink in the breast to some degree. According to Pyle's handbook, and Sibley's field guide, some percentage of first-...
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Jim Greaves
lbvireo
Feb 5, 2009 11:35 pm
Thanks Dan -- I was confused by Sibley's placement of a russet un-sexed bird to the right of the male, with the sex-labelled female to the left; I had assumed...
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Jim Greaves
lbvireo
Feb 5, 2009 11:39 pm
I forgot to ask, is the red-throated one labelled male, not a male? - Jim ... sexed ... you ... I'd ... be ... from ... flew ... trees ... showing ... degree. ...
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Jim Greaves
lbvireo
Feb 5, 2009 11:55 pm
Thompson River, Sanders County, 05 Feb 2009, mid-day: After dumping at the dump, we went up the river and saw a male and 2 female COMMON GOLDENEYE with a...
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ned batchelder
ngbatch
Feb 6, 2009 1:00 am
   That is outstanding !!!   Thanks for the link to the mob Jim.  Ned and Gigi Batchelder Hamilton, MT. ... From: Jim and Sue Brown...
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Dan Casey
danbcr10
Feb 6, 2009 4:37 am
MOB-sters: Ed Harper and I visited the Flathead landfill from about 1215 through 1415 today. The Iceland, a single Glaucous, at least 3 first-cycle and one...
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Jim Greaves
lbvireo
Feb 6, 2009 5:38 am
I erred. The russet form to which I referred is in 3rd edition of Nat Geog guide (page 351). Sorry if anyone was confused; Sibley does indicate that first year...
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Kristi DuBois
eudermamontana
Feb 6, 2009 5:51 am
Hi Dan (and others in the Flathead), Some of us will be in Kalispell next week for meetings. Can you give us an update on the status of the various rare...
