Cassin’s Finch
Who can remember 5 things that ID this bird? Western Montana


Who can remember 5 things that ID this bird? Western Montana


Here’s a couple of very nice pix by Dennis Palafox taken at the coast recently.
Ok, here’s where birding gets tantalizing (?) frustrating (?)…….again!! We were just out on a snow walk in garland near a wooded creek. I heard an owl. I heard it twice give 3 note, medium pitched hoots — lower pitched than Saw Whet, and Northern pygmy, higher pitched than Long eared — not screech, not…
Here are the gulls we did see. Can you ID without your book?
What???!!!!! Show me the money!!! Article in The Guardian
For today’s High Island Warmup we have a little quiz: Egret/heron bill & head. Suggest you try it without looking at references. Note the differences in lores & bill color, as well as bill shape. You can email me your answers if you want to, but please don’t respond with the answers as that will…