Highlights from the March 6, 2023 Board of Directors Meeting Silent Auction It’s back! The annual Silent Auction at the Flathead Audubon May Potluck. Now’s the perfect time to gather all of the valuable “stuff” that you might be able to live without. We’re looking for bird books, outdoor gear, art work, live bedding plants,…
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Flathead Valley Bird Report – April 2023
Flathead Valley Bird Report by Dan Casey Rare and Notables – FEB/MAR 2023 In many past years, Tree and Violet-green Swallows would already be circling Somers in small numbers as I write this (3/16). But not this year, as winter has been slow to lose its grip. Nevertheless, waterfowl numbers increased predictably during the period,…
Read MoreApril 2023 Program – Informing Avian Conservation Through Local Research, Landscape-scale Conservation, and Embracing New Technologies
Presented by Victoria Dreitz Dr. Victoria Dreitz, Director of the Avian Science Center and Professor in Wildlife Biology, will be the featured speaker at the Monday, April 10 meeting of the Flathead Audubon Society at 7 p.m. (See below on how to join in person and online via Zoom). Her presentation will cover her research…
Read MoreMarch 2023 presentation on non-invasive monitoring techniques of Harlequin Ducks available for replay!
At our March 2023 General Meeting, Holli Holmes, University of Montana Masters student and wildlife technician at Glacier National Park shared her project to detect Harlequin Ducks. Historically, detection of Harlequin Ducks has been primarily done with boots on the ground surveys that are expensive, time consuming, and almost impossible with many whitewater creeks. Using…
Read More2023 Long-Billed Curlew Citizen Science Survey
by Amy Seaman, Director of Policy & Science – Montana Audubon Are you ready to hear the ‘currlleeee’ of the Long-billed Curlew? Well, grab your binoculars and get ready, because curlew season is just around the corner! These charismatic shorebirds will be trickling back into the state in early April and we need your help…
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