Updated The annual Bird Festival is fast approaching. You should have received your registration brochure by now, so please register early by mailing the registration page or go online at www.mtaudubon.org. Field trips are already filling up—while still plenty of options available, but you may not get your first choice. If you’re registering online, you…
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Kalispell Christmas Bird Count 2015 Results
by Pete Fisher The 17th annual Kalispell CBC was held on January 3, 2016. Forty-one intrepid field observers braved single digit temperatures to count 78 species of bird. Five feeder watchers contributed data as well. A major highlight was a dark-phase Gyrfalcon found at West Valley Ponds (junction of West Springcreek Road and Clark Road). …
Read MoreThe Great Backyard Bird Count February 12-15, 2016
The Great Backyard Bird Count is an annual four-day event on February 12-15, 2016 that engages birds watchers of all ages in counting birds to create a real-time snapshot where the birds are. GBBC checklists can be accepted from anywhere in the world! Everyone is welcome—from beginning bird watchers to experts. It takes a little as…
Read MoreEureka Christmas Bird Count 2015 Results
by Lewis Young The 23nd annual Eureka Christmas bird count was held on Sunday December 20 in mild weather. We are one of about 30 counts in Montana that are part of National Audubon Society’s long running citizen science Christmas Bird Counts. Twenty people went to the field and 19 people counted at their feeders. …
Read MoreGlacier National Park CBC 2015 Report
by Lisa Bate and Jami Belt On December 20, 2015, 23 observers on 11 field routes and one feeder site (West Glacier) recorded 406 birds of 33 species. This count marked the 42nd Glacier National Park Christmas Bird Count (CBC) since 1973, contributing to the 116th year of the National Audubon Society’s CBC. The main…
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