by Dan Casey The 27th annual “Great Backyard Bird Count” (GBBC) will be held February 16-19, 2024. This effort, sponsored by the Cornell Laboratory, National Audubon, and Bird Studies Canada, encourages all interested people to spend at least one, 15-minute period over those four days to enter a list of birds seen in their yard…
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by Denny Olson It’s been a busy winter of Christmas Bird Counts, Flathead and Mission Valley raptor surveys and Short-eared Owl roosting research. Birds are everywhere, all-the-time on this Planet. The winter, and the surveys, are not done with me yet. That’s why it seems counterintuitive to be sitting here thinking about breeding birds just…
Read Moreby Darcy Thomas I have to say, we have the most incredible people at Flathead Audubon. Not only do you love birds and want to protect them and the places they live in, but you also want to help Flathead Audubon with its many activities and projects that make our chapter better. But we can…
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by Kay Mitchell The Montana Chapter of The Wildlife Society, professional association of wildlife biologists, has established the Lewis Young Memorial Fund. Lewis was a longtime Flathead Audubon Society (FAS) member and conservation chair. Income from the fund will provide travel expenses to the annual convention for students who are currently enrolled in a wildlife…
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by Bridger Donaldson Short-eared Owls are a medium-sized owl and are commonly chanced upon in daylight. Their wings are quite long and when perched, usually extend past their tail. The plumage of Short-eared Owls varies among their populations worldwide, but retains a combination of mottled white, tan, beige and brown. They are palest on their…
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