Just returned from an amazing trip to Kalispel, Montana and Glacier National Park. This was a bucket list trip for me thanks to the help of my son. He allowed me to tag along with him for a week long convention he attended in Kalispel. Glacier Park blew me away. Once you get above the tree line you enter a world of rocky peaks and deep valley's. The view's are as exciting as the numbers of birds you see and hear. The Going to the Sun road is not for the faint of heart. The two lane road whit is sufficient for car's to pass does have shear drops on one side of the road. Many pull-offs are available to allow you to stop and take in the views. You defiantly want get into the park before sunrise in order to beat the crowds and get a parking spot at Logan Pass in order to view the sunrise. Many opportunities to bird are available to bird around Kalispel and Whitefish too. Searching the many pothole marshes in area will yield waterfowl and migratory shorebirds. I was just a bit early for migrants and missed so waterfowl. If i get the chance to go back I would go in late June. Whitefish Mountain Resort has the Danny On trail will gains 2000 ft to top of mountain. You go through various types of bird habitat along the way. I must admit I was only able to complete half of the 4 mile trail. Tough climb for a flat lander. I did go back and take the lift to the top for some spectacular views of the area.
On the birding side I was able to locate 5 new life birds which was a bonus. But to simply hear and see the numbers of birds in the area made the trip one to remember. And getting to spend some time with my son was a bonus. Plus he got off a day early and we went hiking in Glacier.
354 Prothonotary Warbler Lettuce Lake County Park US-FL 03 Jul 2017
355 Harlequin Duck Glacier NP--Upper McDonald Creek US-MT 16 Jul 2017
356 Rufous Hummingbird Glacier NP--Lake McDonald (general) US-MT 16 Jul 2017
357 Black-billed Magpie Starbucks. Tree line rd US-MT 16 Jul 2017
358 Snow Goose Airport. Kalispel US-MT 17 Jul 2017
359 Ruffed Grouse Owen Sowerwine Natural Area US-MT 17 Jul 2017
360 Red-naped Sapsucker Owen Sowerwine Natural Area US-MT 17 Jul 2017
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361 Black-capped Chickadee Owen Sowerwine Natural Area US-MT 17 Jul 2017
362 Northern Pintail Farm road US-MT 17 Jul 2017
363 Wilson's Phalarope Farm road US-MT 17 Jul 2017
364 Yellow-headed Blackbird Farm road US-MT 17 Jul 2017
365 American Pipit Glacier NP--Logan Pass US-MT 18 Jul 2017
366 Fox Sparrow Glacier NP--Logan Pass US-MT 18 Jul 2017
367 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch Glacier NP--Logan Pass US-MT 18 Jul 2017
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368 Cassin's Finch Glacier NP--Logan Pass US-MT 18 Jul 2017
369 Pine Siskin Glacier NP--Logan Pass US-MT 18 Jul 2017
370 American Three-toed Woodpecker Glacier NP--Saint Mary Falls US-MT 18 Jul 2017
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371 Black-backed Woodpecker Glacier NP--Saint Mary Falls US-MT 18 Jul 2017
372 Calliope Hummingbird Whitefish Mountain Resort US-MT 19 Jul 2017
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373 Cassin's Vireo Whitefish Mountain Resort US-MT 19 Jul 2017
374 Warbling Vireo Whitefish Mountain Resort US-MT 19 Jul 2017
375 Gray Jay Whitefish Mountain Resort US-MT 19 Jul 2017
376 Townsend's Warbler Whitefish Mountain Resort US-MT 20 Jul 2017
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377 Pine Grosbeak Whitefish Mountain Resort US-MT 20 Jul 2017
378 Townsend's Solitaire Whitefish Mountain Resort US-MT 21 Jul 2017
If your interested I am in the process of posting photo to my flicker page. Montana album link
https://www.flickr.com/photos/limpkin/albums/72157684077938563
Cheers
Randy