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Category: Bird of the Month

Boreal Chickadee

By Jake BramanteDecember 1, 2021November 23, 2021 Categories: Bird of the Month

by Denny Olson I have to admit that a good part of my attraction to tree-line in Northwest Montana — aside from pikas in the talus, whitebark pines, nutcrackers and rosy finches — is the 50-50 chance of a conversation with Boreal Chickadees. They are relatively tame and curious after the breeding season when they…

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The Elegant Black Scoter

By Jake BramanteNovember 1, 2021October 30, 2021 Categories: Bird of the Month

by Darcy Thomas There are some birds we expect to see in certain locations and the Black Scoter (Melanitta americana) is one of those birds. It is, after all, a sea duck so one would expect to see them in open salt water. I viewed scoters many times along the Washington Coast and Puget Sound…

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Sandhill Crane

By Jake BramanteOctober 1, 2021September 28, 2021 Categories: Bird of the Month Tags: Sandhill Crane

by Margaret Parodi Sandhill Cranes are truly magnificent birds and are usually seen in large, awe-inspiring flocks. They have a very distinctive loud, rattling bugle-like call that is memorable and are also known for their ritualistic dancing and leaping displays during the courtship and mating season. Sandhill cranes have been around for a long time…

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American Pipit

By Jake BramanteSeptember 1, 2021August 28, 2021 Categories: Bird of the Month Tags: American Pipit

by Darcy Thomas My first introduction to the American Pipit Anthus rubescens was in the Skagit valley in Washington state where I saw a small flock foraging for insects in the winter. They were a rather nondescript brown bird that I did not notice at first glance as they blended in so well to the…

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Varied Thrush

Varied Thrush

By Jake BramanteMay 1, 2021April 29, 2021 Categories: Bird of the Month Tags: American Robin

by Pam Willison Haunting, quavering, buzzy, isolated and resonant, lacking melody and fluidity, and musical but dissonant. The Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius) provides a challenge for those who seek to describe the song. Possibly the best description is polyphonous:  2 or 3 notes sounded simultaneously resulting in a sound that sometimes seems harmonious, and sometimes…

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Townsend’s Big-eared Bat

By Jake BramanteApril 1, 2021March 30, 2021 Categories: Bird of the Month

by Lewis Young One look at an individual of this species and it’s easy to see where part of the name comes from. The ears are nearly 1 ½ inches long. Townsend’s comes from being named in honor of naturalist Charles H. Townsend even though it was first described in 1837 by William Cooper. Besides…

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Clark’s Nutcracker

By Jake BramanteMarch 1, 2021February 28, 2021 Categories: Bird of the Month Tags: Clark's Nutcracker

by Margaret Parodi A recent sighting of a flock of Clark’s Nutcrackers in my neighborhood in Bigfork sparked my renewed interest in this bird; the flash of the white and black tail feathers caught my eye. They were feeding in trees and on the ground in a stand of Ponderosa Pines and were going after…

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Wood Duck

By Jake BramanteFebruary 1, 2021February 8, 2021 Categories: Bird of the Month Tags: Wood Duck

by Kat Peterson As birders, we search out extraordinary birds, whether that be a quick glimpse at a rare and elusive bird or to visually dissect beautiful plumage. The latter is just what is in store for us who are lucky enough to view a striking male Wood Duck (Aix sponsa). This small dabbling duck…

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group of african penguins

African Penguins

By Jake BramanteJanuary 1, 2021December 29, 2020 Categories: Bird of the Month

by Anthony Nelson Starting my career as an animal keeper, penguins were the last animal I wanted to work with. As fate would have it, the African Penguins were the only species needing a “primary” keeper at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, and so began my connection to these ridiculous birds. There are around 18 species…

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California Condor

By Jake BramanteDecember 1, 2020December 1, 2020 Categories: Bird of the Month

by Taryn Bushey 2020 was a devastating year for California wildfires. This year summer I had the privilege of getting to help out on one of these fires for three weeks working as an equipment driver for the Forest Service on the Sequoia Complex fires. When I heard about the California Condors that were killed…

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Our Bird of the Month

A Study of Harlequin Ducks in Glacier National Park

by Nora Kehoe Sitting on the shore of Lower McDonald Creek, sun beating on our faces, and a cool breeze blowing off the fast-running water, I see movement in the rapids. A dark head with a signifying white dot on its face appears. I immediately radio, “Lancaster 181, I think I see one.” Prior to…

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