Tag: Rufous Hummingbird
Kids’ Corner – May 2024
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Hummingbird Highlight By Shannon Donaldson Compare these two male hummingbirds, both are common in Northwest Montana. Do you see some differences? You may notice their shiny, iridescent throat feathers first, also […]
Golden-crowned Kinglets
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Hardly a Life of Royalty by Karen Nichols Golden-crowned Kinglets are a mystery and a marvel of wintertime survival in the north woods. These grey and olive birds weigh only […]
Getting to Know Owen Sowerwine Natural Area – Part 2
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in Conservationby Dan Casey Important Bird Area Status Last month we began a series of articles describing the characteristics, history, and management status of the Owen Sowerwine Natural Area (OSNA). This […]
Rufous, Calliope, & Black-chinned Hummingbirds
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By Linda de Kort The whir of young hummingbirds is in the air as they buff up and prepare for their southern journey.Their parents arrived here last spring from as […]