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DECEMBER
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YOUR CHRISTMAS
GOOSE: CANADA OR CACKLING?
By
Linda DeKort
One of the
most significant changes for birders in the 2004
supplement of the American Ornithologist Union
checklist, according to Sibley, was the split of
Canada Goose into two species. “The former broad
Canada Goose species has been divided into a
large-bodied, interior- and southern-breeding
species, and a small-bodied tundra-breeding
subspecies. The large-bodied group is still
known as Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
while the small-bodied group takes the name
Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii).
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NOVEMBER
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TWO IN THE BUSH
By
Linda DeKort
Last
month, for several days, the serviceberry bushes
by our home were buzzing with royal activity.
Kinglets of both local species were flitting and
hovering, gleaning the insects from the leaves
of the bush. This gave me a golden and ruby
opportunity to compare the field markings of
these two diminutive birds.
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OCTOBER
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FAITHFUL WINTER
VISITORS
By
Jeannie
Marcure
Now that
fall has arrived and the excitement of spotting
the many migrants that pass through the Flathead
on the way to their winter homes is mostly over,
it’s time to start thinking about buying Audubon
sunflower seeds and cleaning our bird feeders.
Much as I enjoy these last fleeting days of good
weather, I have to admit that I’m looking
forward to hearing that the bears have
hibernated so that I can safely welcome some old
friends back to our feeders. When I first
started feeding birds years ago, a Black-capped
Chickadee was our very first visitor and they
and the other species of chickadees in the
valley have become regular visitors.
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SEPTEMBER
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SANDHILL CRANES
By
Jeannie Marcure
The bird that we’ve chosen to profile this month
is one of only two crane species native to North
America and is also one of the largest birds
found in our area. While the other native crane,
the Whooping Crane, is highly endangered, the
Sandhill is more abundant and is quite easy to
observe in the Flathead.
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