Big Snowies

An island mountain range south of Lewistown, far east of and separated from the Rockies.

To avoid wind, I drove 6 hours from Triple Cross Road south of Glasgow to the Snowies.

Vesper Sparrow

Next morning, I started walking to the survey in the dark and heard this:

Thought it was a Saber-tooth Tiger, went back to the truck, and sat inside until it got light.

Officially, that was an Elk bugle.

>7,000 Elk live in the Snowies.

Arrow-leaf Balsamroot

Found two kill sites on either side of this point.

Western Tanager, Dusky Flycatcher, Mountain Chickadee, Brown-headed Cowbird, Hermit Thrush, Yellow-rumped Warbler

Clamatis

Garmin pointing north in the opposite direction.

Cedar Waxwing, American Robin, Western Wood Peewee, Ovenbird, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Chipping Sparrow, Pine Siskin, Red Crossbill, Swainson’s Thrush, Townsend’s Solitaire, Dark-eyed Junco

Elk Baby