Highlights from the January 3, 2022 Board of Directors Meeting Plans were initiated for holding a raffle of larger donated items, in addition to continuing the silent auction held during the annual meeting. Rod Wallette, Treasurer, confirmed that the insurance policies have been renewed, and per guidance from our investment manager, will provide information for the…

This list includes those who donated to Flathead Audubon by becoming a local member of the chapter or who contributed a monetary gift, or both. Flathead Audubon could not accomplish all the things we do without the generosity of so many wonderful donors. Your donations allowed us to continue such activities as the Jewel Basin…

by Gael Bissell Here are two ways to shake off these gray short days of winter! First, head to this year’s top 100 bird photos from National Audubon’s 2021 photography contest by going to https://www.audubon.org/news/the-2021-audubon-photography-awards-top-100 where your jaw will drop as you peruse the zoomed Green Heron (taken by a youth photographer), a gorgeous close-up…

by Derrick Rathe I am fortunate to call NW Montana home. My childhood was spent on the Southern shore of Flathead Lake. Where my family and I would spend every ounce of free time traveling this mass state in search of ghost towns and natural phenomena. After graduating from the University of Montana, my summers…

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…