by Lauren Smith, Montana Audubon Communications Specialist It may be late summer now, but we’re still reminiscing about the 22nd annual Wings Across the Big Sky Festival! What an incredible June weekend in Great Falls, co-hosted by the Upper Missouri Breaks Audubon chapter. Thank you to everyone who joined us in exploring the stunning variety…
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by Darcy Thomas Although a rather longish drive, a group of 14, including myself, drove to the CSKT Bison Range in Moise to enjoy a day of bird and wildlife watching. Morning rain prompted us to begin our day in the Visitor’s Center where CSKT employee Emily provided a tour and taught us about the …
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by Kathy Ross May 20: A good day for birds and butterflies in Glacier National Park with Steve Gnaidek and Kathy Ross. Birders local and from around the country joined in this field trip, exploring favorite birding haunts in the park. Warblers abounded, as mating Rufous hummingbirds delighted, fliting among willows and dogwood of the…
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by Darcy Thomas On a drizzly day in May, a group of twelve from Flathead and Mission Audubon met at the University of Montana’s field station in Yellow Bay to learn about ecology and research of the Flathead Watershed, hear the famous food web disaster of Mysis shrimp, and enjoy a quick picnic before tromping…
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by Kathy Ross Need help picking fruit on your property? Want to donate to local Food Banks or the Yellowstone Wolf and Bear Discovery Center? Check out the Flathead Food Gleaning Group Facebook page to connect with folks that can help pick and/or those who might be looking for fruit for winter. It will help…
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by Shannon Donaldson On Saturday, June 17, Flathead Audubon Society hosted the Flathead Valley Birdathon. Twenty-six participants on nine teams spent the day birding for a “caws” – raising money for the conservation easement in the Owen Sowerwine area. Although the morning began with plenty of rain showers and low visibility, by about 9 a.m. it began…
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