Ellis Julin
Appearances
NPR News Now
NPR News: 03-24-2025 4PM EDT
Just before sunrise, hundreds of people stand in reverent silence on the windy shores of Freezeout Lake. The air is filled with the squawking of birds. As the sun creeps along the horizon line, it throws pale hues of orange and pink. The white birds look like washed-out flamingos for just a moment, before the color extends onto the snow of Rocky Mountain Peaks in the distance.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 03-24-2025 4PM EDT
Lisa Hudnett, a retired local teacher, watches in awe as the birds suddenly begin to take flight. Does it ever get old? No, it never gets old. The flock undulates overhead, rising rapidly and growing quieter as it does. For the next few weeks, the birds will outnumber the people in this entire county. For NPR News, I'm Ellis Julin in Choteau, Montana.