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Tag: Bird of the Month

  • Virginia Rail

    Virginia Rail

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    By Gail Cleveland Virginia Rails are solitary, seldom-seen birds of the marsh, but if you ever see them in a group, they will probably be in migration or out in […]

  • Merlin

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    By Lewis Young If you have ever watched a large wintertime flock of waxwings around Kalispell and have seen a small dark bird chasing the waxwings and exhibiting an impressive […]

  • Rough-legged Hawk Revisited

    Rough-legged Hawk Revisited

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    By Marcy Mahr Like me, you may have had to sit down with a field guide on more than one occasion to sort out the various hawk species that inhabit […]

  • Clark’s Nutcracker

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    By Mary Nelesen The Clark’s nutcracker, named after the famed Lewis and Clark explorer, Captain William Clark, was mistaken for a woodpecker when first sighted by The Corps of Discovery […]

  • Evening Grosbeak

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    By Linda DeKort The first time I spotted a flock of Evening Grosbeaks at a feeder adjacent to Owen Sowerwine Natural Area, I thought I was witnessing escapees from a […]

  • Townsend’s Solitaire

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    By Gail Cleveland It is late February; the snow is still covering the backyard with deep, crusty snow. I am looking for a harbinger of spring. The mountain ash berries […]