Author Dr. Lynne Spriggs O’Connor: Three hundred gray-crowned rosy-finches drop from their high perch on the old tall cottonwood tree by the pond, free-falling one after another, riding the air ...
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The Finches of Cloudland: For the Love of Research
Author Dr. Lynne Spriggs O’Connor: A few years ago, between our daily outings to check on livestock around the ranch, I decided to do a little research on our favorite winter finches. A thirteen-page ...
Help us understand Rosy-Finches before they are gone
Authors Matthew J. Williams and Matthew A. Young:High in the Wind Rivers in July of 2019, I (Matt Williams) heard and saw Black Rosy-Finches for the first time on their breeding grounds. My feet ...
The Finches of Cloudland: Mountaintop Sentinels
Author Lynne Spriggs O’Connor: January 2021: As of January 1st, it seems our mountain valley in central Montana has had higher temperatures and less snowfall than usual. Only about 200 members of what ...
Purple Finches, Deserve Some Love, Too
By Ryan F. Mandelbaum and Matthew Young: A few species stole the show of this year’s incredible Eastern finch superflight—it’s hard to miss the plump evening grosbeaks or enormous flocks of Pine ...
The Finches of Cloudland: A Love of the Rosy-Finch
By Dr. Lynne Spriggs O’Connor:On October 23rd, I received an exciting message from a friend who lives in Glacier National Park. Kelly is a birder and leads nature hikes through Glacier.“Saw lots of ...