Blue birding season begins in Mineral County
The calendar and Mother Nature can sometimes oppose one another. But no matter what, longer days in any weather condition will trigger migrating birds to return north, and some of the first to arrive are the bluebirds.
Eastern, western and mountain bluebirds cover the U.S., with the western and mountain species enjoying the lower Clark Fork Valley.
“The elevation, abundant Poderosa pines, open forest meadows and other spaces are their favorite habitat. I started ‘blue-birding’ in 1998,” says Jane Brockway. “My husband, Alan, and I bought a portion of his grandparents’ ranch. We knew that there were always bluebirds around the ranch, so we hung a couple of boxes and from there my trails now total about 100 boxes.”
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