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Over the Mountain

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Things were quiet at first as I headed upwards, until I startled two Mule Deer. The spectacular views of the valley also offered me looks at a passing Common Raven , Red-tailed Hawk , and an adult Bald Eagle. Dodgy weather had always kept me from climbing all the way over, before, but this time I felt like my luck was in.

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Roadside Birding and Flathead Lake

10,000 Birds

We also spotted Raven , Bald Eagle , Black-billed Magpie , and the inevitable Canada Goose. Mammals were mostly represented by Mule Deer and a handful of debatable Elk. Sometimes a little too confiding, like the Wild Turkey that wandered out into the road in front of us and brought us to a stop for nearly a minute.

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Visitors on the Range

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Besides the American bison that the refuge was founded to protect, there are pronghorns, elk, bighorn sheep, mule and white-tailed deer, and black bears. Most of the deer were in or near the lush and very wet wetlands, preparing to or just having given birth.