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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Education on the Road
Three Levels of Audubon
By David Cronenwett Development Specialist with Montana Audubon When I tell people I work for Montana Audubon, I often get a response like, “That’s great, I’m a member of the Audubon Society.” I then ask if they are also a member of Montana Audubon, and they come back with a quizzical, “Isn’t that the same…
Read MoreJanuary 2016 Chirps and Squawks
Highlights from December 2015 Board Meeting: Heard that 2 grants have been received for the Conservation Education program. Agreed to update the signatories on Flathead Audubon financial accounts. Approved an addition of a Jewel Basin Hawkwatch item to the Education Strategic Plan. Approved offering the Conservation Educator contract for the remainder of the fiscal year…
Read MoreLisa Flowers – New Conservation Educator
By Denny Olson, FAS Education Committee Chair Flathead Audubon is pleased to announce that Lisa Blood Flowers has been contracted to be our Conservation Educator starting January 1, 2016. Lisa was born in Richmond, Virginia, and moved to Golden, Colorado at the age of five where her father attended the Colorado School of Mines. She…
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Speeding from the Brink by Denny Olson My first experience with a Peregrine Falcon was on a 35-day canoe trip through Arctic tundra. I was on the lip of a tall cliff, armed with a telephoto lens, and a Peregrine was repeatedly passing my vantage point at eye-level, with deep wing beats and incredible speed….
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