Our February meeting featured Doug Bonham who has a long history of creating tracking and monitoring devices for animals from owls to tree kangaroos. At our online meeting in February, he gave a wonderful history of tracking technologies as well as his new project that he’s very excited about, bird nest box instrumentation. This recent…

Highlights from the December 7, 2020 Board of Directors Meeting Treasurer Rod Wallette will complete the Montana Audubon Wildlife Grant application, which would be used to help fund Jewel Basin Hawk Watch 2021. Larry Berrin, Executive Director for Montana Audubon, joined the meeting to update on the status of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. The…

Instrumented Bird Nest Boxes and Wildlife Tracking Technologies presented by Doug Bonham (watch a replay of the presentation over here) Doug Bonham started birding in Maryland in 1966 with a guy named Chandler Robbins who had the audacity to publish a bird field guide to compete with what was then the only bird field guide…

by Amy Seaman, Montana Audubon The 67th Montana Legislature is setting up to be like no other. Major changes in the legislature’s make up make it hard to know what to expect. And Covid precautions will mean that our physical presence in the Capitol halls will be limited. But we are not backing down from…

Highlights from the November 2nd, 2020 Board of Directors Meeting Gael Bissell will submit comments for Flathead Audubon related to the proposal to make modifications in Lawrence Park.  She will also submit comments to FWP for the proposed purchase by Flathead Land Trust, for a Conservation Easement in Bad Rock Canyon. Joe Batts noted that…

Our October meeting featured the knowledgable Bret Tobalske, Professor of Organismal Biology, Ecology and Evolution in the Division of Biological Sciences at the University of Montana, is now available online! His excellent presentation on hummingbird flight was captivating as Bret navigated the technicalities of his research in an easy to understand and fascinating talk. His…

Capturing Forest Birds in the Land of the Mayans presented by Cory Davis Cory Davis is a Research Associate at the University of Montana who spent many years studying birds throughout the western US and occasionally abroad. He will share stories and photos from a project he assisted with for the Smithsonian Institution in Belize…

Highlights from the October 5, 2020 Board of Directors Meeting Executive Committee will meet to assess the Great Fish results, decide about future participation, and make a plan to improve our performance.  They will also meet with WFCF to obtain information about setting up the structure to receive endowments through WFCF. Following these meetings, work…

By Constanza von der Pahlen, Flathead River to Lake Initiative and Flathead Lakers. A beautiful wooden boat restored by Greg McCormick, Polson, is for sale through an online auction to benefit the Bad Rock Canyon Conservation Project. The 1953 Century Resorter, an 18′ boat, is ready to float Flathead Lake! The Bad Rock Canyon Conservation Project…