Spring 2023 Migration in Glacier National Park

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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Flathead Lake Biological Station Tour Report – May 2023

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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2023 Tally Lake Campout recap

by Pam Willison One in a Thousand!  During Warbler Weekend at Tally Lake, Whitefish Lake Institute Executive Director Mike Koopal presented unique information on Tally Lake. Mike’s working hypothesis is that the lake is meromictic, meaning the deep lake water doesn’t mix with the surface water, leading to a depletion of dissolved oxygen at depth….

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Field Trip Summary – Bison Range

by Darcy Thomas  A small group of four birders spent a lovely Indian Summer Day at the Bison Range. Our bird count was not large (23 taxa) but was varied as we saw both resident birds and migrators. The list included Red Crossbills, Evening Grosbeak, Townsend Solitaire, eagles, hawks, harriers, kestrel, kinglets, siskins, nuthatches, chickadees…

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