First of all: SWALLOWS. I have been watching for their arrival all week. Yesterday, there were none. Today, Tree Swallows are here, flashing light...

Specialization is not always aesthetically appealing to the generalist scavenging creatures who have so effectively taken over the planet – aka, all of us....

Around thirty miles from Missoula in the Bitterroot Valley lies the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge. Like several of my favorite NWRs, this one...

1. The votes are in, and Red-naped Sapsucker is the winner and my proud new nemesis, although Gray-crowned Rosy Finch also made a strong...

Ah, nemesis birds. We crave you. We hunt for you. We make up elaborate theories as to why we haven’t seen you. And then,...

Things you may not know, but should: 1.) There is an International Festival of Owls. 2.) They give out a “Champion of Owls” award....

Late winter, or second winter, or whatever you want to call it, continues its slow march into March. A week ago, a classmate eagerly...

It’s been an indoorsy kind of week here in Montana, so I’m sharing a bit of the past with you guys: an excerpt from...