Sunset at Celebration Church in Green Bay where we stayed for the last three weeks.
Time to move on to Montana, the long way through many Wildlife Areas.
Sandhill Crane family
Sandhill Crane colt
Dickcissel at Buena Vista Grasslands. Our first stop, we also had 6 Greater Prairie Chicken
males displaying but too far away for photos.
Next stop was Fish Lake Wildlife Area where we saw over 75 Trumpeter Swans.
Next stop Crex Meadows - Trumpeter Swans with rusty plumage from feeding in the "iron" water.
Phantom Lake at Crex Meadows
Western Kingbird
Eastern Kingbird
Very large Snapping Turtle laying eggs.
We headed north to Superior and a look at Wisconsin Point beach.
We found out from other birders that a Ross's Gull had been seen earlier.
We decided to keep searching for this "Life Bird". Found it! Tiny Ross's Gull,
Only second time in the state of Wisconsin.
A great find!
We went through Duluth MN to Sax Zim Bog.
The Bog produces many beautiful flowers.
Pink Lady's Slipper
Green Tree Frog
Young curious Canada Jay
Bunch Berry
Common Water-Arum
Labrador Tea
Bog Laural
Wilson's Snipe getting up in the world
Bobolink
Nesting Blackburnian Warbler
Hooded Merganser with brood
Snowshoe Hare in summer pelage
Our favorite find - Great Gray Owl
Great Gray Owl is nesting nearby
Ruddy Duck drake in finest nuptial colors
Showing off for hens
Red-necked Grebe next to floating nest with eggs.
Red-necked Grebe pair stay close to nest
White-faced Ibis at Alice Lake National Wildlife Refuge ND
American Avocet, roadside pothole of ND
Avocets pairing off
Avocet yelling at Ty coming from 2 blocks away.
Nuptial display
Escorting the photographer away.
Eared Grebe
Sharp-tailed Grouse at Medicine Lake NWR Montana
Western Meadowlarks calling everywhere
Upland Sandpiper male calling
Female responds to call
Western Grebe
Western Grebe colony and one Clark's Grebe sitting on nest.
Clark's Grebe eye is in the white, Western's eye is in the black.
Wilson's Phalarope
Northern Harrier male (the white ghost)
The rare Baird's Sparrow, only nests in western ND and northeastern MT
Ring-necked Pheasant, many seen and heard cackling
Marbled Godwits nesting at Bowdoin NWR
Quick to attack interlopers on the auto tour road
Stood right in front of the RV.
Scolding Vociferously
Lark Bunting
Chestnut-collared Longspur
Sharp-tailed Grouse drinking
Yellow-breasted Chat at Charles M. Russel Recreation Area on the Missouri River, MT
Ground Squirrel hauling mouthful of nesting material
Our neighbors at campground honoring Memorial Day.
We are now at Livingston, MT near Ty's brother Daryl and his wife Vicki for the next 2 months.
Love & Prayers,
Ty & Ida Baumann
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