10,000 Birds

MAY 24, 2013

Over the years you may have learned to know better but it’s spring and you’re hopeful and maybe this time it’s an unfamiliar sparrow of some kind… but after maneuvering carefully around to a line of sight, it’s that furry little air-raid siren the Eastern chipmunk again. You sigh and move on.

Chipmunks 186

Chipmunks Squirrels Rodents Montana 186

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2011

You typically do not find a bird this naked or featherless outside of the nest unless there has been a storm or the nest has been attacked by predator like a raccoon, chipmunk, squirrel or corvids. But maybe this will help you triage the situation when you see a baby bird: This is a very young House Wren. That is probably one of the adults.

Birds 266

Birds Fox Raised Ducks 266

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 18, 2011

I haven’t just seen birds, but the most amazing butterflies, red squirrels, chipmunks and even a deer… all surviving in forests so close to so many people. The mystery of an egg with no markings The big mystery is that one of our pairs of Pied Oystercatchers has laid a white egg… anyone heard of our seen that before????

Chipmunks 154

Chipmunks Eggs Feral Squirrels 154