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Tag: birds

  • First Day Birding 2025

    First Day Birding 2025

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    BradinMontana
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    Jan 1, 2025 What a wonderful 1/1 birding day. We had a couple of simply magical moments and ended the day with 43 species positively ID’ed- by far our best First Day. All told, we walked six miles in several different locations.  Before I go into the magical, I want to share the oddities. We…

  • Owls

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    BradinMontana
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    It’s been a good monthlong stretch of owl sightings. We’ve seen 5 or 6 Northern Pygmy Owls, a stunning Long-eared Owl, and a seriously intimidating Great Grey. In each case, these were my first ever sightings in the wild. The Great Grey sighting was the most dramatic. Obi and I were on our monring walk…

  • Birds

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    BradinMontana
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    I love seeing and hearing birds when I am on a trail. Birds are typically the most common animal anyone ever sees, but most people take them for granted, don’t notice them at all, or curse them for making ‘deposits’ on their car. In my family, we make an effort to find them.  Montana has…