July 4th, Independence Day – so what better time to wade chest deep in the middle of a bunch of grebes? There were plenty of Western and Eared Grebes swimming around – definitely a great experience. On the way back to Bozeman, I decided to drive up to Fairy Lake and do a …
Tag Archive: Eared Grebe
May
18
2009
Kelly Canyon and Mission Creek with video
This weekend, Sam and I went on a loop drive from Kelly Canyon to Cottonwood Reservoir, and then, on to Mission Creek. It was a day of firsts with Common Yellowthroat, Lazuli Bunting and Western Tanager at Kelly Canyon with the bird of the day being a Townsend’s Warbler picked up by Sam. At Cottonwood …
Apr
30
2009
A grebey kind of day
Montana has been hit with massive amounts of snow over the last few days. Almost 5 feet of winter’s vengeance in East Glacier. Down in the Gallatin Valley, we got only ~6 inches. Regardless of the weather, the birds keep coming. It seems like there is a new first of year for me almost every …


