Birds of Glacier Park 85 



mountains, the naked granite rocks standing out in bold re- 

 lief above the scanty coniferous vegetation. The Canadian 

 zone occupies almost the entire v^^ooded section of the Park 

 or as much area as all the other zones together. It is not so 

 broad on the eastern slope as on the western side except in 

 the Cut Bank region and along St. Marys Lake. The Trans- 

 ition zone is found at the mouth of almost all the canyons 

 and in the broader valleys. And the Upper Sonoran zone 

 is represented by some patches of prairie near Glacier Park 

 station and in the Swift Current region, although the mead- 

 ows at the foot of St. Marys Lake also show the character- 

 istics of this zone. 



It is evident, from this description, that the bird life of 

 Glacier Park is most interesting and diversified. In a few 

 hours, the hiker may leave the haunts of the Black-headed 

 Grosbeak and of the Western Chipping Sparrow far behind 

 him and find himself in a violent snowstorm, with Gray-capped 

 Rosy Finches enjoying the weather in exuberant exultation. 

 Or he may leave the Pine Siskins of the heights, watch the 

 antics of the Water Ouzel below some waterfall, admire the 

 rich plumage of the Long-tailed Chat in some wooded valley 

 or the proud sailing of the Whistling Swan on some hidden 

 lake, and that same evening see the Western Goldfinch flit 

 along the shrubs of the Flathead River. Only he must re- 

 member one thing, namely, that the birds of the Park are still 

 shv, especially in the presence of many people. The more one 

 observes the quiet which the solemn hush of God's great out- 

 of-doors seems to demand, the more opportunity he' will have 

 of becoming acquainted with the feathered friends of the 

 mountains and canyons. 



The following is a list of birds noted along the trails 

 of Glacier Park in the course of two walking trips, the latter 

 half of July, 1915, and the first half of August, 1917 : 



132. Anas platyrhynchos — Mallard. St. Marys Lake. August 9 

 and 10, 1917. 



141. Querquedula cynnoptera — Cinnamon Teal. Foot of St. 

 Marys Lake. August 10, 1917. 



