Bitterroot Outdoor Journal
A drive up Highway 12 west of Lolo brought Bob Danley to a favorite trail into the woods. In this week s Bitterroot Outdoor Journal, Bob reminds you that you can often hear birds before you see them, especially in the woods. Chickadees are a prime example. When you hear the birds, be patient and quiet. The birds are actually quite active and you ll notice the motion. Then look at the head of the small bird first to try to identify it. The flock will keep moving, so you should have more than one opportunity. The best time for birds to be feeding is in the morning or early afternoon.
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It is all about that irruptive behavior . Basically, if the fruit trees in their native Canada aren t producing enough for their voracious appetites, flocks will head south for hundreds and hundreds of miles in search of bountiful harvests like the one they found in front of my house yesterday.
This has happened only once before in the ten years that I ve lived within arms reach of these trees.
The last time the flock of grosbeaks was either very tame, because they weren t afraid of human interaction, OR the crabapples had fermented and they were too inebriated to care that I was looking right at them from a foot away.
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The High River Christmas Bird Count (CBC) took place Dec. 15, with some alterations due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Basically these restrictions included less people and social distancing.
Birders in town observed 46 bird species within a 7.5 mile radius circle centred on the Center Street bridge in High River.
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“This is an above average count for the area, and additional species may be added as count rules allow birds seen three days before or three days after count day to be added to the list,” said Organizer of the CBC, Greg Wagner.