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BOS birds Montana - June 2025
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Six BOS members, along with Alec Humann and our local guide, Joshua Covill, enjoyed a week of phenomenal birding through SW Montana.
Our group, minus our local guide, after our farewell dinner at The Patio at Rattlesnake Market. The Sockeye Salmon with lemon risotto was a favorite!
Contributed by: Alec Humann
A Lewis's Woodpecker gave us some great views on our first day at Council Grove SP in Missoula. Apparently, they were first thought to be in the corvid family!
Contributed by: Sue Barth
A cute little Pygmy Nuthatch!
Contributed by: Sue Barth
A stunning male Caliope Hummingbird, a life bird for most of us! Look at that gorget!
Contributed by: Sue Barth
An American Dipper gave great views as it flew up and down the fast-moving creek to a presumed nesting location.
Contributed by: Sue Barth
We heard and saw many Townsend's Warblers throughout the trip.
Contributed by: Sue Barth
Several boreal species, like this Canada Jay, were seen in the rockies. This bird was seen in Elk Meadow Pass when we crossed over into Idaho.
Contributed by: Sue Barth
Bison are MASSIVE!!! I was amazed at their size.
Contributed by: Sue Barth
Many bison roam the range that has been restored and is now owned by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes.
Contributed by: Sue Barth
A female Caliope Hummingbird on her nest.
Contributed by: Sue Barth
I was thrilled to see this Sooty Grouse! We had great views as it was content to just sit and wait-out our visit on this pine branch.
Contributed by: Sue Barth
How fun to see many California Quail at different locations throughout the trip. They were quite tame!
Contributed by: Sue Barth
Nice to get some close views of the Audubon's subspecies of the Yellow-rumped Warbler.
Contributed by: Sue Barth
Black-billed Magpies were almost everywhere and my first life bird of the trip!
Contributed by: Sue Barth
A Black-chinned Hummingbird
Contributed by: Sue Barth
"Snipe on a post"! Our guide, Josh, said this was one of his favorite sightings this time of year. We saw many!
Contributed by: Sue Barth
A Yellow-faced Marmot at the homestead of a kind family who let us spend an evening where we hoped to see one of the Great Gray Owls who have been hunting their property.
Contributed by: Sue Barth
Anica Checkerspot - seen up in the rockies at Miller Divide where we searched for the American Three-toed Woodpecker.
Contributed by: Sue Barth
American Three-toed Woodpecker, a very long-awaited life bird for me!
Contributed by: Sue Barth
American Three-toed Woodpecker in the burn forest at Miller Divide in the rockies.
Contributed by: Sue Barth
A handsome male Evening Grosbeak, one of at least six we saw on our way down the mountain.
Contributed by: Sue Barth
We had a mind-numbing time watching a nonchalant and confiding Great Gray Owl hunt for rodents right in front of us in the Pioneer Mountain range of the rockies. What an incredible opportunity!
Contributed by: Sue Barth
Our group paused for a photo after seeing the American Three-toed Woodpecker.
Contributed by: Sue Barth
Traveling south, we visited sagebrush habitat. Here a Sage Thrasher sits atop a sagebrush plant amidst a VAST expanse of acres and acres of sagebrush.
Contributed by: Sue Barth
Another bird, specific to sagebrush habitat, is the Sagebrush Sparrow - a beautiful bird that was split from the Bell's Sparrow.
Contributed by: Sue Barth
A Gray Flycatcher sitting atop a sagebrush plant.
Contributed by: Sue Barth
Surprisingly (to many of us), Wilson's Phalaropes were abundant and even seen in roadside puddles!
Contributed by: Sue Barth
Long-billed Curlews were seen in fields in many locations - what an amazing experience to be visiting their breeding grounds at these wetlands!
Contributed by: Sue Barth
Our guide noticed a Prairie Falcon along the road and we stopped to enjoy it - then along came a Ferruginous Hawk...
Contributed by: Sue Barth
A Ferruginous Hawk made an opportune appearance while we were stopped along the road watching a Prairie Falcon.
Contributed by: Sue Barth
A Red-naped Sapsucker gave wonderful views on a dirt road (Chevallier Dr) in Lewis and Clark County. Dirt roads are the best!
Contributed by: Sue Barth
A Yellow-breasted Chat was a very cooperative poser on Chevallier Dr.
Contributed by: Sue Barth
A quick stop brought one of my favorite life birds of the trip, two Western Flycatchers, probably mates, gave very close views! This flycatcher is the result of a lump of the Pacific Slope and Cordilleran Flycatchers.
Contributed by: Sue Barth
Another quick stop at Skidway Campground gave us stellar looks at an Orange-crowned Warbler. This is a different subspecies than our eastern gray-headed ssp.
Contributed by: Sue Barth
I believe it was Stephanie who noticed this cute, little Rock Wren at another one of our stops along our eastward drive towards central Montana.
Contributed by: Sue Barth
Days are long at this latitude and we made use of the daylight after our dinners. This evening of the 12th, we saw some neat stuff, including this beautiful Swainson's Hawk.
Contributed by: Sue Barth
This Ferruginous Hawk was another beautiful sight in the evening!
Contributed by: Sue Barth
We saw many Pronghorn Antelopes - this mother and her two babies were one of the cutest sights!
Contributed by: Sue Barth
A little later that same evening, we saw a male Pronghorn up on a hill in the distance - breathtaking!
Contributed by: Sue Barth
Returning to Old Gap Road that we had visited the evening before, we saw a much anticipated life bird, the Mountain Plover!
Contributed by: Sue Barth
An added bonus was the Mountain Plover was a mom with 3 tiny cottonball chicks! They're hard to see but all 3 are in the photo...
Contributed by: Sue Barth
Our guide was very excited to see Lark Buntings in the fields on Old Gap. Like all grassland species, they are in decline and this was a welcome sight.
Contributed by: Sue Barth
A Thick-billed Longspur carrying food for its young.
Contributed by: Sue Barth
A handsome Chestnut-collared Longspur poses nicely.
Contributed by: Sue Barth
Another trip favorite, Spragues Pipits gave aerial shows of their spectacular breeding flight displays.
Contributed by: Sue Barth
More breeding Long-billed Curlews could be found at these grasslands.
Contributed by: Sue Barth
An Upland Sandpiper, a big favorite and a life bird of Terry's!
Contributed by: Sue Barth
A delightful evening walk through Giant Springs SP brought more Bullock's Orioles - and finally one who wasn't a jerk about having his picture taken!
Contributed by: Sue Barth
Our last day brought us to Benton Lake NWR where we saw many species, including this Short-eared Owl who stayed perched while we oohed and ahhed!
Contributed by: Sue Barth
After a short burst of rain, we disembarked from the van to continue watching the many families of Eared Grebes feed little fish to their young.
Contributed by: Sue Barth
We had nice studies of Forster's Terns here at Benton Lake NWR.
Contributed by: Sue Barth
Yay, more Wilson's Phalaropes!
Contributed by: Sue Barth
What a treat to see some Black-necked Stilts on the trip!
Contributed by: Sue Barth
I know they're blackbirds, but the Yellow-headed Blackbird is really quite handsome in my book!
Contributed by: Sue Barth
This male Northern Harrier loudly expressed his displeasure with our presence, even seeming to dive-bomb us. We decided it was in our best interests to continue our journey back to Missoula...
Contributed by: Sue Barth
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