"I say that this is a Red-tailed hawk.
Matt Reid
Bozeman, MT"
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Birds have a lot to watch
A lot happening to birds and still more to come, especially in the Gulf of Mexico, so we all need to be patient...I see us on a data collection and bird cycle instead of a cable news or journalism…Continue
Started Aug 4, 2010
Bird ID
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I agree that the hawk photo looks like an adult Cooper's Hawk and the yellow bird photo looks like a Northern Oriole.
Started this discussion. Last reply by Harry Mozen May 21, 2010.
Discoverer
Try the Discoverer. I think Bushnell makes it and it is the birders standby scope. I have one that is 30 years old and works fine. A Velnron tripod works fine for the Discoverer and the scope is a…Continue
Started Mar 17, 2010
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Matthew Milton Reid replied to Melissa Hahn's discussion ID Please"I would call this a Perigrine Falcon based on the sideburns (mutton chops).
Matt Reid
Bozeman, Montana "
Matthew Milton Reid replied to Robin H's discussion Can someone help with this one?"This accipiter hawk looks more like a juvenile Sharp-shinned Hawk but this may be coopers. The head is smaller like the sharpie.
Matt Reid
Bozeman,"
Matthew Milton Reid replied to Lindsay Black's discussion Hawk ID Help"I believe Dwayne is correct...unusual and interesting story...immature redtail.
Matt Reid
Bozeman, Montana
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Matthew Milton Reid replied to greg cannon's discussion Sparrow ID please"This is a tough one and sparrows are a blind spot for me (many years),but tough ID's make for tough birders was this a small, very, sparrow?
Matt Reid
Bozeman, Montana"
Matthew Milton Reid replied to Debbi Cortright's discussion Can anyone tell me who this is?"I agree with Victor Austin; this looks like an Easter Phoebe.
Matt Reid
Bozeman, Montana"
Matthew Milton Reid replied to Robert J. Cressey's discussion Hi all, This bird was killed flying into a window of a freind's house in Maine. Can anyone identfy this bird?"My guess is also is also scarlet tanager molting into winter feathers.
Matt Reid
Bozeman, Montana"
Matthew Milton Reid replied to Dianna Rayley's discussion ID this interesting bird?"I would have to agree...this bird looks like a luecistic Brown Thrasher.
Matt Reid
Bozeman, Montana"
Matthew Milton Reid replied to Julie's discussion Geese that don't migrate"With a brood that size I expect a gozling to die..too bad...but that will happen....rescuing the bird will be good for you.
Matt Reid
Bozeman,…"
Matthew Milton Reid replied to SLB's discussion Can you help me ID this bird?"I just looked at the first photo and saw a starling (dark bird to right) and a morning dove (longish tail...tail pointed).
Matt
Bozeman, Montana
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Matthew Milton Reid replied to Bob Carr's discussion ID question"I would say this is an immature Yellow breasted Chat.
Matt
Bozeman, MT"
Matthew Milton Reid commented on Andrew Aldrich's blog post Help save endangered species and their habitats"This is so important!!!!!!!!!!!"
Matthew Milton Reid replied to Justin's discussion bird identification help please"
I would ientify this as an Eastern Phoebe...look at the flycatchers in a fiel guide to the birds.
Matt
Bozeman, MT"
Matthew Milton Reid replied to Justin's discussion bird identification help please"Justin:
I would ientify this as an Eastern Phoebe...look at the flycatchers in a fiel guide to the birds.
Matt
Bozeman, MT"
Matthew Milton Reid replied to Jon Allen's discussion Do birds return after 1 month of no food?"For a lot of reasons yes...the reason given below by Laura Erickson is a good one.
Matt
Bozeman, MT"
Matthew Milton Reid replied to Ann Kendrick's discussion What is this bird?"I would say this is a photo of an Indigo Bunting."
Matthew Milton Reid's Blog
The Photos Get Better By The Year
There are some great shots, from my perpective, in the photo section. I think the photos, have vastly improved since this site began.
Matt Reid
Bozeman, Montana
Posted on April 22, 2011 at 12:30pm
Wildlife Habitat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
All of us on this website need to read Doug's (above) blog post on creating wildlife habitat and we can use indigenous species of plants wher we can to get us their..
Matt Reid
Posted on November 23, 2010 at 11:44am — 2 Comments
Parking Lot Partidges and Snow Geese
Two interesting observations this morning:
I observed a flock of 200, or so, Snow Geese flying over, this morning going to northern California,. I usually see snow geese flying back to California around November 5 (the observations going back in Bozeman, Montana over 30 years).Maybe this is conjecture on my part...but the first thing I thought about was that the geese might be responding to climate change????????
Also,
there is a stream behind my…
ContinuePosted on November 13, 2010 at 9:14am
This Blog Posted With My Blog...
I added the post above about Canadian migratory birds being impactrd by the Gulf Oil Spill to my blog naturalistysjourneys.
Matt Reid
Posted on August 30, 2010 at 7:53pm
Comment Wall (7 comments)
- At 6:53pm on July 3, 2010,
a j mithra said… - Hi,
Thank you very much for taking time to comment..
I thank my very dear friend "D" for letting us meet...
- At 9:26am on July 3, 2010,
Denise Russell said… - You should check out our fellow welovebirds member a j mithra.
He is from India and yet he cares deeply for our birds here.
I think you will find his videos very touching.
He does some fun stuff too with birds and video you may enjoy.
- At 8:51am on July 3, 2010, Denise Russell said…
- Thanks Matt, your comments are very much appreciated.
- At 10:12pm on July 2, 2010, Denise Russell said…
- Hi Matt,
I checked out your blog at naturalistjourney the wordpress blog and found it very interesting. You have done a terrific job reporting the news concerning the oil spill. Reading about your other activities, ideas, and opinions was very interesting also. I look forward to following your future writing.
Denise Russell
- At 9:24am on November 23, 2009,
NRDC and the Cornell Lab said…
- Matt -
THANK YOU for all you are doing on WeLoveBirds.org! We are really learning a lot from all your activity and appreciate your involvement in making this community a huge success!
Keep it up!
- At 9:10am on November 14, 2009, Jan S. Cato said…
- Matthew,
Welcome to WeLoveBirds.org. This note to you is my first post. I think you would like to know that we, in Texas, share your concerns. I am on the board of the Gulf Coast Bird Observatory. In simple terms, our mission is to try to preserve habitat for migratory birds that visit the coast of the Gulf of Mexico.
Our main concern is destruction of habitat for building homes and industry around the coast. We partner with other interested parties to educate people about the importance of this habitat and how they can pursue their goals for their land while preserving habitat for birds. Our hope is that the birds you send us in the fall will return to you in good health in the spring.
I am interested in your observations up in Minnesota. It is fabulous weather for birds in Texas today. I hope they enjoy their stay.
Jan Cato,
Houston, Texas
- At 12:59pm on November 12, 2009, Matthew Milton Reid said…
- I am a bird nut and have been one for a long time.
I really do see that global climate change is horrifically, and I mean horrifically, putting birds you and I really love at risk.
This fall I birded heavily at Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory and I can see being lulled into thinking all is well with Raptors because I saw high numbers of certain raptors. It definitely was a warm fall in Duluth, Minnesota and though global climate change is quite subtle at times it seems like an oxymoron that Duluth, Minnesota is a warm place, but the weather at times was steaming hot. There were enough bad days to make you think otherwise.
I have been around birding for about forty years...most of that as a hardcore birder, and just enough time at birding to see change for a variety of reasons in bird populations.
I, like you, enjoy birds for the sake of enjoying birds but I know enough to be hugely concerned about what is happening in places like the hardwoods of Rock Creek Park, the mountain pine beetle ravaged conifers of my area of the Rockies, the Northwoods of Minnesota or the semi-tropical gladelands of South Florida. So nice to be a part of this community, I see the need for it.
Matt
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