Medicine Lake NWR is in the northeast corner of Montana which puts it in the middle of the prairie pothole (duck factory) region of the country. There is no camping near the refuge so I stayed in Culberston, about a half hour south. Due to the great weather and abundance of birds this was by far the most productive place for photography thus far. Being grassland this area has a lot of "LBJ's" or "little brown jobs" like sparrows, pipits, and longspurs. Most people would find these rather boring but they have a beauty of their own. Being "potholed" this area also has a lot
of ducks and waterbirds. It boasts a large colony of white pelicans
of ducks and waterbirds. It boasts a large colony of white pelicans
Baird's Sparrow
Chestnut-collared Longspur
Clay-colored Sparrow
Horned Grebe
Sprague's Pipit
Swainson's Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
Western Grebe
Wilson's Phalarope
Yellow-headed Blackbird
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