FOY Meadowlark - Park Co.

[rossgorman]

To all:

I drove to Billings from Cody and saw my FOY Meadowlark along the hwy just before the stateline (Park Co. WY).

Also, on the MT side I saw an immature Golden Eagle perched on top of a rail Box Car that was parked/stationed with other box cars  along the river (Clark's Fork of the Yellowstone).  Unusual and low hunting perch.

More interesting was a Canada Goose sitting in an old Osprey nest on a man-made platform just before Laural along MT212.  Platform is less than 1/2 mile from Yellowstone River.

This nest is atop a power-pole-height pole (20+ ft).  

Was the Goose seeking shelter from the high winds? Or is she(?) planning to nest there?  Isn't the latter unusual for the species - to nest that high?

I'll have to drive to Billings in the next week or so to see what is the case.

Best regards.

Ross.

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[Diane Thomas]

I have seen geese nest on an osprey platform south of Pinedale for a number of years, and saw one goose nesting on a very high (previously red-tailed hawk) nest on a cliff along the interstate near Green River. The goslings would have had perhaps a several hundred-foot tumble out of the nest onto rocks/scree below. One would wonder how many don't survive the fall, but I've seen incredible video of them surviving falls from impressive heights. Here's an amazing video of a barnacle goose young leaving a cliff nest.

https://www.reddit.com/r/PraiseTheCameraMan/comments/n9ncv8/gosling_jumps_off_a_400ft_120_m_cliff/

Diane Thomas

Laramie

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