Bird Notes – September 2026
This fall’s migration is well underway, but it’s time to recap some of this spring and summer’s noteworthy birds. For seven days an Indigo Bunting lingered in Kristina Price’s yard, […]
This fall’s migration is well underway, but it’s time to recap some of this spring and summer’s noteworthy birds. For seven days an Indigo Bunting lingered in Kristina Price’s yard, […]
by John Parker This month’s edition of Bird Sightings should be called the Early Bird Special. Our warmest winter on record (the continental U.S. and Montana), has transitioned to a
by John Parker Have you ever wondered how many birds have been seen in Montana, and who decides if a bird is added to the cumulative state list? The answer
by John Parker It’s mid-December, well into the winter season, and the fields are showing green instead of being covered in whiteness. What an amazing stretch of warm weather that
by John Parker With the mild weather continuing well into November, it has been an interesting fall migration with a number of unusual birds moving through this area. I can’t
by John Parker Overall, the first half of this fall has been fairly mild without any extended periods of stormy weather. Due to the mild start to the season, there
by John Parker Spring has definitely arrived, notwithstanding the occasional snow storm. As is typical, the first waves of bluebirds began arriving early in March. The first reported Mountain Bluebird
Bird Notes by John Parker As I’m writing this, we’re still locked into deep winter, with abundant snowfall and sub-zero temperatures. Most of the former lingering birds are long gone,
by John Parker It was an exceptional year for most of this area’s Christmas Bird Counts. Most of the Christmas counts had a high number of bird species, and a
by John Parker The mild weather this fall noticeably delayed the movement of waterfowl from the north. By mid-November the expected push of Snow Geese and Tundra Swans still had