Tag Archive: Montana

Nov
17
2011

A Lone Snow Goose

Yesterday, I needed a little nature time and swung out to Central Park Pond, between Belgrade and Manhattan, MT. The ice-free portion of the pond was filled with 100s of Canada Geese, ~1000 Mallards, gadwalls, American Wigeons, 50 or so Tundra Swans, 2 Trumpeter Swans, but real highlight was a lone Snow Goose on the …

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May
03
2008

Shields River Tour with a surprise

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Sam Koenen and I great day of birding today. We started the morning off at Cottonwood Resevoir in the Shields River Valley. Here we sighted the following notable species; Vesper Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Brewer’s Sparrow Brown-headed Cowbird Northern Rough-winged Swallow Marbled Godwit Willet American Avocet Black-necked Stilt Wilson’s Phalarope Baird’s Sandpiper White-faced Ibis (very extensive …

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