Flathead Valley Bird Report – April 2020

By Jake BramanteMarch 31, 2021March 30, 2021 News Brown-headed Cowbird, Common Yellowthroat, Green-winged Teal, Mountain Bluebird, Spotted Towhee

by Dan Casey Rare and Notables – March 2021 2/19 – Gyrfalcon hunting large flocks of Mallards, N. Shore WMA (Dick W.) 2/24 – Snowy Owl in Lower Valley off Farm and Manning Roads through 2/24 (m. ob.) 3/03 – Mountain Bluebird (first of year) in Lower Valley (Craig H.) 3/06 – Western Bluebirds (first…

Kalispell CBC 2020 Results

By Jake BramanteFebruary 26, 2021February 18, 2021 Birding Christmas Bird Count, Green-winged Teal, Red-breasted Nuthatch

by Pete Fisher The 22nd Kalispell Christmas Bird Count held on Sunday, January 3, 2021, recorded a total of 77 species, a number which is about average for this count. Highlights included the first ever Canvasback (small slough at southern end of Woodland Avenue) and first ever Short-eared Owl (hunting at dusk in West Valley…

Lesser Scaup

By Jake BramanteOctober 1, 2020October 1, 2020 Bird of the Month Green-winged Teal, Ring-necked Duck

Little Blue Bill — the Lesser Scaup by Darcy Thomas Little Blue Bill emerged from the water with a crayfish in his bill and swam to the edge of the lake near a grassy bank. In a sudden frenzy of splashing water, a Red Fox pounced upon his neck and pulled him from the water….

Bufflehead

By Jake BramanteNovember 29, 2016November 29, 2016 Bird of the Month Bufflehead, Green-winged Teal, Pileated Woodpecker

by Cory Davis Who doesn’t love to see that bright white head popping up on a mountain lake on a gray day? “There’s a bufflehead!” Always one of the easiest ducks to identify, even the females are distinctive with a conspicuous, white cheek patch. Appropriately for Montana, their name refers to the large buffalo-like shaped…