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…
Read MoreCategory: News
November 2020 Chirps and Squawks
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…
Read MoreOnline Auction to Benefit Birds and Conservation
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…
Read MoreWest Valley Naturalists Announce New Website
from Linda de Kort We are excited to announce a web site for the West Valley Naturalists. This group began about ten years ago as a spin off from a “More Kids in the Woods” grant written by Teresa Wenum at USFS and administered by Flathead Audubon. We hold programs (up until the pandemic) at…
Read MoreNovember 2020 Program
Aliens Among Us—Non-native Birds in Montana presented by David A. Manuwal Our program for November will be given on Zoom by Dave Manuwal. Dave is a member of the FAS Board. He is originally from Indiana where he first became interested in birds. His first research when he was just out of high school ,…
Read MoreThank you 2020 Great Fish Donors!
Audubon Family we truly thank you for your donations to Flathead Audubon through the Whitefish Community Foundation during this year’s Great Fish Community Challenge! Our “semifinal” results showed that Flathead Audubon has received $15,036.53 in donations. On October 26 at 6 PM the Community Foundation will host the virtual Great Fish Awards Presentation over the…
Read MoreOctober 2020 Chirps and Squawks
Highlights from the September 8, 2020 Board meeting Jan Metzmaker reported on our current results for the Great Fish fundraising event, and reminded that all donations must be in by September 18 at 5 PM. The Newsletter Committee and the Membership Committee are both looking for an apprentice who could “learn the ropes”, and serve…
Read MoreOctober 2020 Program
Flight of Hummingbirds presented by Bret Tobalske (watch a replay of the presentation over here) Flathead Audubon will present an online program on Monday, October 12 at 7 PM. Dr. Bret Tobalske, Professor of Organismal Biology, Ecology and Evolution in the Division of Biological Sciences at the University of Montana in Missoula, Montana and he…
Read MoreSeptember 2020 Chirps and Squawks
Highlights from the May, July, and August 2020 Board meetings May 4, 2020 Input was provided for Denny to create a final version of the Birds Rock! video, and ideas were offered about how best to publicize it and make it available to people. A draft of the 2020-21 budget was reviewed, and there was…
Read MoreRaptor ID Workshops offered by Montana Audubon
by Amy Seaman Join Montana Audubon’s Director of Policy & Science, Amy Seaman, for a series of online Raptor Identification Workshops! There is no question that learning how to identify raptors takes time. That is why we are going to help Flathead Audubon Society celebrate raptor week with a three-part raptor identification series and fundraiser….
Read More