At Home with Native Plants and Birds- Gardening Successes from our Flathead Community by Kathy Ross The Montana Native Plant Society Flathead Chapter and Flathead Audubon are planning a program for spring of 2022, but we need your help. This season, take pictures of the native plants you are growing in your gardens and landscapes. What…
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by Pam Willison Haunting, quavering, buzzy, isolated and resonant, lacking melody and fluidity, and musical but dissonant. The Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius) provides a challenge for those who seek to describe the song. Possibly the best description is polyphonous: 2 or 3 notes sounded simultaneously resulting in a sound that sometimes seems harmonious, and sometimes…
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by Dan Casey Rare and Notables, Arrivals – March/April 2021 3/18 – White-throated Sparrow – Big Mountain (Shannon and Bridger D.) 3/20 – Ross’s Goose – Egan Slough Rd. (Craig H.) 3/20 – Mew Gull – (present two weeks) Somers Bay (Danny T.) 3/31 – Red-necked Grebe (6) – (first of year) Smith Lake (Derrick…
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Dogs and Lemonade…Now Go Out and Plant Those Natives! by Gael Bissell If you were to describe our board’s demographic and computer skills last January, it would have been: mostly retired, over 60, slow in adopting new FAS email addresses, and isn’t Zoom a board game? We were your typical old dogs, reluctant to learn…
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Our April meeting featured John Marzluff discussing ravens and how they interact with wolves and humans. His studies in the greater Yellowstone ecosystem has led to some cool findings and has debunked a few myths. Learn more about the natural history of ravens and the interesting data that they’re capturing in this fascinating species. Click…
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presented by Charles B. van Rees The talk will be divided into two parts: first, Charles will present research on migratory gull behavior from his Fulbright fellowship at Doñana biological station in Seville, Spain, and then review some of the species and places that make Spain one of Europe’s ultimate birdwatching destinations. The presentation focuses…
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