Glacier is For the Birds
What birds can you find?
Glacier National Park hosts the second highest number of breeding birds of any park in the lower 48 states. How many can you add to your life list?
Where should you search?
With over 700 miles of trail in a million acres, finding birds in Glacier can be daunting if you don’t know where to go.
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Lazuli Bunting in Glacier National Park
Lazuli Buntings are a western specialty and a gorgeous bird that is relatively easy to find in Glacier National Park if you know their habitat and their song. The Lazuli blue color is really stunning, especially in the morning light, and contrasts beautifully with their orange breast. They are fun…
White-tailed Ptarmigan in Glacier
I could write for almost 30 years on this topic. I started researching White-tailed Ptarmigans as a young, young fella working on my Ph.D. in Zoology at Washington State University. Initially, my project was looking at territorial aggression. I was going to watch for agonistic interactions among males and see…
Three Falls Hike out of St. Mary
This is a chapter from Glacier is for the Birds, my trail guide to the birds of GNP. I really like this hike, but only early in the morning. It’s important to get there early because it is packed after 11 a.m. during the height of the summer season. You…