HAWKWATCH IS LOOKING FOR SHORT-TERM LOAN OF SMALL CAMPER. Flathead Audubon would like to borrow a small hard-sided camper this fall for about 6 weeks for its Jewel Basin Hawkwatch Project. The camper will be placed near the Jewel Basin trailhead during thisperiod for the overnight use of Hawkwatch volunteers. These volunteers climb up the…
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By Margaret Parodi. Seventeen people participated in the Flathead Audubon field trip to the Lost Trail National Wildlife Refuge (northwest of Marion) on June 19. Participants met at the refuge headquarters at 8:30 am. The day was cool, breezy, and sunny, with morning temperature in the lower 50’s, later reaching a high of 65 degrees. The…
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By Linda Winnie. There is a NEW BENCH at Owen Sowerwine in accessible viewing area that sits at the end of the OSNA accessible trail! The bench provides a resting place to sit and look at the waterfowl that often swim in the side channel just below the viewing area, and to spot the riparian…
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By Kathy Ross. The American Prairie Reserve field trip scheduled for Friday-Sunday, May 20-22, was rerouted because of weather. The trip turned into a fantastic birding exploration of Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge for eleven prairie wanderers. Incredible lightening and rain-filled thunderstorms in the evenings discouraged travel on the Reserve, but not on other magnificant landscapes…
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By Jill and Mike Fanning A sturdy and dedicated group of campers showed up for the Thursday-Saturday, June 9-11, birding time at Tally Lake Campground. The weather forecast was for rain and wind, but the weather turned out to be perfect with sun and clouds. There were about 20 people – 7 RV’s, 2 tents…
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By Laura Katzman and Gael Bissell. Forty people joined Flathead Land Trust, Flathead Audubon, and the Flathead River to Lake Initiative, on a sunny Saturday morning, May 14, for the 2016 spring Bike and Bird field trip. The group met at McWenneger Slough at the 412-acre Fisher property that is protected by a conservation easement…
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