Western Field Ornithologists in Billings

Here are some photo highlights from the past four days of field trips for the Western Field Ornithologists 40^th annual meeting in Billings, Montana, my first visit to this state.

Our first morning on Emory Road

Baird's Sparrow

Brewer's Sparrow

Chestnut-collared Longspur

Escobaria vivipara, Spinystar

Long-billed Curlew

McCown's Longspur

Looking for Mountain Plover

Mountain Plover adult and chick

Northern Flicker hybrid

Pronghorn

Sage Thrasher

Another morning’s field trip

Sprague's Pipit

Upland Sandpiper

White-tailed Jackrabbit