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Great Gray Owl: Seeing the Ghost

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There are birds more prized by North American birders than the Great Gray Owl , but not many*. Like many cold-weather creatures, the Great Gray Owl can to some extent trade altitude for latitude. Not only did they, but they invited us to tag along with them. The owl wasn’t there. We went beyond.

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The Amazing Exploding Dove Meets Montana

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And reports of birds nesting – not owls, of course, those weirdo snow fetishists, but other birds nesting – light up my life. With a hardiness that belies their delicate looks (but helps explain their phenomenal success), these pioneering pigeons are already sitting on eggs at at least one location in Montana. In 1998 W.

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Fixing a Hole: The Gray-Crowned Rosy-Finch Saga Begins

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It has snowed in Montana, it has snowed at the Olde Homestead, and I have commenced my annual Andy Rooney-like wails of anguish about the earlier and earlier appearance of holiday decorations in stores. eBird also shows records of Great Horned, Flammulated , and Northern Saw-whet Owls on Snow Bowl Road.

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Nine-legged Plover?

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Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds Crossley ID Guide Giveaway Winners.Or Tags: Asides • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Hat-tip to Mike McDowell. Renato Mar 13th, 2011 at 8:38 am Wow! Thanks for visiting!

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Starlings and Eagles

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To assess their populations, draw their blood, test them for lead, and discover what kind of impact feeding on gut piles might have on these iconic raptors, particularly the young ones, as hunting season begins in Montana. To gain knowledge of migration routes, wintering sites, survival rates. To understand, and thus to protect.

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What is the National Bird of Nicaragua?

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Share Your Thoughts « The Amazing Exploding Dove Meets Montana Meet Suliformes, one of the newest orders of birds » To learn more about 10,000 Birds, Mike, Corey, or the many marvelous Beat Writers, please click here. … This is the second in a series of posts about national birds. Get yours today! Nice post Corey!

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Where Are You Birding This First Weekend of March 2011?

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Keep your eyes to the skies for sawbills, like this Red-breasted Merganser by Corey Finger Tags: march , weekend • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? VRinA2 Mar 4th, 2011 at 9:32 pm Heading to the Soo, looking for Snowy Owls. Calif.) @ VRinA2 – where are you looking for Snowy Owls? Get yours today!

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