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Tag: Lewis’s Woodpecker

Lewis’s Woodpecker

By Flathead AudubonJuly 8, 2014November 3, 2015 Categories: Bird of the Month Tags: Bird of the Month, Hairy Woodpecker, Lewis's Woodpecker

By Lewis Young Named for Captain Meriwether Lewis, who first scientifically described them during the 1804-1806 Lewis & Clark Expedition, Lewis’s woodpeckers are unusual in that much of the year they feed mostly by catching insects in acrobatic flight. They swoop out from a perch like a flycatcher or circle in the air like a…

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Our Bird of the Month

The Stellar Steller’s Jay

by Bridger Donaldson Anyone who spends time birdwatching in high or low elevations of coniferous forests in the Western United States and Canada are likely to see the bold and inquisitive Steller’s Jay. They do well in forests disturbed by humans, such as thinned areas and campgrounds. Maybe you have heard the Steller’s Jay as…

Posted in Bird of the Month | Tagged Blue Jay, House Finch, Northern Flicker, Steller’s Jay, White-breasted Nuthatch | Leave a comment
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