The Missoula Christmas Bird Count (CBC) will be held on Saturday, December 17, 2016 Continue reading
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A summary of the 2015 Christmas Bird Count for the whole state of Montana Continue reading

Want to figure out if it’s a Sharp-shinned Hawk or a Cooper’s Hawk you’re looking at? A Downy or a Hairy Woodpecker? Or which of those pesky finches it is? If so, you may want to check out Cornell Lab … Continue reading
The 2015 Missoula Christmas Bird Count will be held on Saturday December 19th. If you are not already on a team and would like to participate, please call Larry Weeks at 406-549-5632 or 406-540-3064. If, instead of being on a team, … Continue reading
Cornell Lab of Ornithology has a useful guide to identifying waterfowl by the location of white patches … Continue reading
The Missoula Christmas Bird Count is conducted within a 15-mile diameter circle centered at the intersection of Reserve St and I-90. … Continue reading
Here are a couple of useful articles to help distinguish between these similar species… eBird article, and… Cornell Lab of Ornithology also published an article on its All About Birds site. … Continue reading
Seven surprises from the 115th Christmas Bird Count … Continue reading

Audubon has a bird IDÂ app that works on iPhone, Android, and Kindle. It’s free. Read more and download the app via Audubon’s website. … Continue reading
Up through the 19th century, many North Americans participated in the tradition of Christmas “side hunts”, in which they competed at how many birds they could kill, regardless of whether they had any use for the carcasses and of whether … Continue reading