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Birds are amazing!
Our good friend, Laura Katzman from the Flathead Land Trust, will be our speaker at our December general meeting on Monday, December 9th at 7pm. She will be discussing many ways in which birds are amazing! She’ll also be giving an update on what the Flathead Land Trust is up to. Find out more about here presentation and how you can join/attend, here.
Thank you Whitefish Community Foundation!
In addition to the $34,185 raised by you, our generous donors, the Whitefish Community Foundation announced their exceptionally generous match of $14,475! This brings the total raised to $48,660!! Thank you so much for your generous donations and thank you, thank you, thank you Whitefish Community Foundation and the Circle of Giving for this wonderful fundraising event that helps make our conservation and education work possible! Check out the Final Report here!
Welcome Jess Garby!
Flathead Audubon is excited to announce our new Operations Education Coordinator, Jess Garby. Our first introduction to her was a wonderful presentation on the avian predators of Glacier National Park (presentation here). Her wonderful personality, experience in conservation efforts, and field work with birds makes her a great fit for our organization. Read more about Jess here!
Love birds? Lend a hand! (or wing?)
We could use your help.
If you have vintage photos of Flathead Audubon Society members that you can share with the History Committee, please contact linda@flatheadaudubon.org
We also need volunteers for our Education Committee. These individuals would help with the learning kits and events. Please contact darcy@flatheadaudubon.org if interested.
We need writers for the Bird of The Month column in the Pileated Post newsletter. Please contact Darcy at the above email for this as well.
It takes many hands to run an Audubon Chapter, and it is fulfilling and fun!
Contact Darcy Thomas at darcy@flatheadaudubon.org
Where you should bird in the Flathead?
Now that the main fall migration is past, where do you go? Check out our Birding Hotspots page for some ideas and head over to the Flathead portion of eBird to see what other birders are finding nearby!
Natives Rule!
Native insects feed on native plants which provide food for native birds… and their offspring! We’ve put this all together in a great video called Natives Rule! This video gives you a deep dive of why all of these “natives” are important and how you can help support this critical system. This video joins our growing catalog of Educational Videos that you can watch any time, anywhere, on any device!
Past meeting presentations available online
Speaking of videos, we have been recording our general meetings on Zoom and have them available for replay! Want to learn about the natural history of Trumpeter Swans? How wolves and ravens interact in Yellowstone? Head on over to our Videos page to see all of the past presentations.
Stay updated with the Flathead Audubon Fly-by!
In addition to our monthly Pileated Post, we also have a short email we send out called the Flathead Audubon Fly-by. It contains a brief reminder of events, any last minute announcements, and a splash of birdiness to your inbox. It’s even more important over the summer when our meetings take a break and we have a slew of field trips!
It’s densely packed like peanut butter suet and can be yours by signing up below*.
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Catch all of the Latest News here!!
- Peeps from the President – December 2024
By Darcy Thomas Winter is around the corner with its shorter and colder days. Some of you are looking forward to skiing, while others just want to cozy up in front of a fire. Some of you travel south. But what are the birds doing? They roost, finding warm places to sleep like tree cavities… Read more: Peeps from the President – December 2024 - Charming Black-capped Chickadees
By Linda Hunt Black-capped Chickadees delight me with their bright voices and dapper black-and-white heads. They have an energetic presence. Aldo Leopold said of the chickadee: “Everyone laughs at so small a bundle of large enthusiasms.” Black-capped Chickadees are named for the “cap” of black feathers that covers the top of the bird’s head… Read more: Charming Black-capped Chickadees - Flathead Valley Bird Report – December 2024
By Dan Casey Rare and Notables – October/November 2024 The weather remained mild throughout the period, with snow and ice restricted mostly to the mountains. Most of the “best finds” were on the larger water bodies, as is typical for this season. Foy’s Lake was particularly productive, a Surf Scoter October 16-24 (Dan C.), a… Read more: Flathead Valley Bird Report – December 2024 - December 2024 Program – Birds are Amazing!
Presented by Laura Katzman, Flathead Land Trust Laura’s presentation will illustrate the amazing physical, physiological, and behavioral adaptations of birds and will inspire you and your appreciation of birds. It will also give you an idea of what seventh graders hear as part of Flathead Land Trust’s Bird Education Program, developed with Denny Olson and… Read more: December 2024 Program – Birds are Amazing! - November 2024 presentation on surveying Black Swifts in Montana now available for replay!
At our November 2024 General Meeting, Bo Crees of Montana Audubon and Montana Natural Heritage Program shared the trials and tribulations of accessing remote waterfalls in Montana to survey Black Swifts. These elusive and incredible birds are difficult to survey due to their unique habits and nesting amongst waterfalls. Bo discusses the natural history of… Read more: November 2024 presentation on surveying Black Swifts in Montana now available for replay! - Conservation Educator’s Niche – November 2024
By Denny Olson Continuing my favorite “bet you didn’t know” stories: I’ve often been asked which is my favorite bird? I usually hesitate to answer because there are so many stories about hundreds of species that are mind-bogglingly incredible. But my fallback, if I’m pressed to answer, is a bird with which I have a… Read more: Conservation Educator’s Niche – November 2024
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