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Tag: Passenger Pigeon

Long-billed Curlew

By Jake BramanteOctober 1, 2015November 4, 2015 Categories: Bird of the Month Tags: Bird of the Month, Long-billed Curlew, Passenger Pigeon

LONG-BILLED CURLEW IS A MIGRATORY TREAT by Ben Long The Long-billed Curlew is North America’s largest shorebird. It just happens to spend a good part of its life hundreds of miles from the nearest seashore, here in Montana. The curlew is one of the most striking species of birds in the Treasure State. It stands…

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Passenger Pigeon

By Kay MitchellJanuary 20, 2015November 4, 2015 Categories: Bird of the Month Tags: Bird of the Month, Passenger Pigeon

MARTHA, THE LAST OF HER KIND By Mary Nelesen It has been a little over a year since I first learned of Martha, the last known Passenger Pigeon. While attending the National Audubon Society Convention in July 2013, I happened upon an exhibit where people were encouraged to fold an origami pigeon to help commemorate…

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Black Swift

Black Swift

By Flathead AudubonJuly 8, 2014November 3, 2015 Categories: Bird of the Month Tags: Bird of the Month, Black Swift, Passenger Pigeon, Vaux's Swift

By Ben Young A“Enigmatic.” “Unknown.” Take a glance at the species account for the Black Swift (Cypseloides niger) in your field guide and you’ll see such descriptors associated with aspects of its life history. How else can one describe a non-perching bird that is seen only as it flies (Sibley 2000) (often foraging high enough…

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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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