Osprey
We left Many Glacier and headed for our journey along the Going-to-the-Sun-Road, the only road that crosses Glacier National Park. This road crosses the Continental Divide at Logan Pass (elevation 6,646 feet) and was completed in 1932. We rode in an open top, 1930s era, red tour bus called a jammer. The Sun Road, a National Historic Landmark and a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark, spans 52 miles. The scenery was spectacular.
On the way to the Sun Road, we passed a second Osprey nest and I saw more Ring-billed Gulls. We were prohibited from standing in the jammer while it was in motion, and our driver seemed more interested in keeping up with the other jammers in our tour group than stopping for wildlife, so I only got a few photos. I photographed a Common Raven at Logan Pass, and a probable Townsend's Solitaire close to the pass.
Osprey
View from the Sun Road
View from the Sun Road
View from the Sun Road
Common Raven
Probable Townsend's Solitaire
Mountain Goats
Mountain Goat
Mountain Goat
We spent the night at Lake McDonald Lodge, and the accomodations there were much better than at Many Glacier. There were lots of birds in the woods and near the lake, including Violet-green Swallows, Tree Swallows, Barn Swallows, Chipping Sparrows, American Robins, and Yellow-rumped Warblers (Audubon's sub-species).
Violet-green Swallows
Violet-green Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Barn Swallow
Tree Swallows
The next morning we headed back to Canada. Along the way I saw Turkey Vultures, Northern Rough-winged Swallows, and a Brewer's Blackbird at the border crossing.
Northern Rough-winged Swallows
Brewer's Blackbird