by Joe Batts The Montana Museum of Art and Culture has opened two new exhibitions with avian themes. The first, “Avis marvelous: Ornithology in 19th Century Art and Science” opened Friday, September 24, and runs through January 8, 2022, in the Paxson Gallery of UM’s Performing Arts and Radio/TV Center. This exhibit combines 19th century…

by Gael Bissell Recent cool episode about student research on the historic list of the Birds of Bougainville Island in the South Pacific, go to NPR’s science Short Wave podcast at: https://pca.st/episode/79f108db-5a14-4c07-bc4d-d9f2f1a8c98e To support important bird conservation south of our border, Shika Shika developed this incredibly unique album “A Guide to the Birdsong of Mexico,…

by Dan Kotter Growing up as a very curious young scientist in Southern Indiana, I always held the migration as a magical event. I knew nothing about it. However, there it was. Every year, coming and going. I had no education to guide my way in the “why,” it just happened. Education programs were rare…

Treasurer’s Report for dates 7/01/2020 – 6/30/2021 Rodney Wallette treasurer Last year, Flathead Audubon Society (FAS) was accepted to participate in the Great Fish Challenge hosted by the Whitefish Community Foundation for the first time and as a result we raised enough funds to qualify for a percentage of the Great Fish matching funds. We…

by Gael Bissell This year’s Great Fish Community Challenge, sponsored and organized by the Whitefish Community Foundation, set a new record in its 6th year of the Great Fish, raising a grand total of $3.6 million donated to 61 Flathead Valley nonprofit organizations between Aug. 5 and Sept. 17, 2021. You, our members and many…

by Dan Kotter I have lived in the Flathead / Glacier area for roughly 10 years while working for the NPS, USGS, Glacier Park Boat Co, and Univ. of Montana. Most of my work is related to Ecology, especially the abiotic role in ecosystem processes. I value avian ecology through the lens of the migratory…

Highlights from the September 7, 2021 Board of Directors Meeting The Board decided to hold the September and October general meetings virtually, and will evaluate the situation each month to decide how the following meeting will be done. Gael Bissell is working with Linda Hunt to create a fact sheet which offers information for new…

by Cory Davis, President You and the Flathead community donated an amazing $24,508 by the Sept. 17th deadline; soon the Whitefish Community Foundation will add a considerable match to these contributions. This is our big fundraiser of the year that helps fund our education programs such as our Birds Rock!! videos and conservation efforts such…

by Kay Mitchell It’s a new season of Flathead Audubon – welcome to everyone! After a summer of scattering to the winds, now we have an opportunity to come back together (in person and/or virtually) to enjoy all of our birds (including some newborn speckled ones), view fall migration in awe, take in a field…