Sneed B. Collard III

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When Covid struck in 2020, Sneed returned to his original writing roots by writing magazine articles for adult audiences. Since then, he’s become a regular contributor to several magazines including BWD (formerly Bird Watcher’s Digest) and Montana Outdoors. His features have also appeared in Texas Parks & Wildlife, Big Sky Journal, Perceptive Travel (online), and other journals. He has also written hundreds of articles for his blog FatherSonBirding.com. Below are links to some of his feature articles available online.

“Chasing Phantoms in the Beaverhead.”

Montana Outdoors, Mar-Apr, 2026.
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“Corvids to Crow Over.” (Cover Story)

Montana Outdoors, Nov-Dec, 2025.
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“12 Little Brown Grassland Birds Every Montanan Should (Kinda) Know.”

Montana Outdoors, Jul-Aug, 2024.
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“A Lifelister’s Paradise.” (Cover Story)

Montana Outdoors, Mar-Apr, 2024.
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“So That’s Where They Go?”

Montana Outdoors, Mar-Apr, 2024.
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“Make Way for Motus.” (Cover Story)

Big Sky Journal, Fall, 2023.
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“Claire Emery.” (Artist Profile)

Big Sky Journal, Summer (Arts issue), 2023.
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“They’re Saying What?”

Montana Outdoors, May-Jun, 2023.
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“12 Shorebirds Every Montanan Should (Kinda) Know.” (Cover Story)

Montana Outdoors, Mar-Apr, 2023.
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“Old Shep.”

Big Sky Journal, Summer, 2022.
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“Birding the Big Sky.”

Big Sky Journal, Fall, 2021.
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“Walking to Jordan: Returning to the Middle East With Fresh Eyes and a Teenaged Son.”

Perceptive Travel, Jul, 2021.
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“The Back Door of the Amazon Jungle in Ecuador.”

Perceptive Travel, May, 2021.
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“To Bean, Bar, and Beyond.”

Big Sky Journal, Winter, 2021.
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