At our February 2023 General Meeting, Stephanie Gillin from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes shared what they have been doing with the Bison Range since taking it over as well as what they plan on doing moving forward. You can learn more about the CSKT Bison Range by visiting their website at https://bisonrange.org/ and…

Highlights from the January 2, 2023 Board of Directors Meeting SAVE THE DATE! Wings Across the Big Sky, the annual Montana birding festival, will be June 9-11, 2023, at the Heritage Inn, Great Falls, MT.  The festival is being organized by Montana Audubon and this year’s local host chapter, Upper Missouri Breaks Audubon. Stay tuned…

Presented by Stephanie Gillin On February 13th, Stephanie Gillin, Information and Education Program Manager for the Confederated Tribes, will talk about the Bison Range Restoration. Stephanie has been a Wildlife Biologist for 21 years with the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribal Wildlife Management Program. She has worked with students, both on and off the Reservation,…

At our January, 2023 General Meeting, Dan Casey gave a hands on tour of how to use eBird. This included how to input data using your computer or phone, how to find birds where you plan on birding next by using others’ submissions, the amazing reports and information Cornell is coming out with because of…

* Note that this is a change of presentation from what was in our January edition of the Pileated Post Do you keep bird lists? Do you visit birding hotspots when you travel? Are you curious about which birds can be expected, where, and when? With the creation of eBird in 2002, the Cornell Laboratory…

At our December 2022 General Meeting, Erick Greene, Professor Emeritus in the Division of Biological Sciences and in the Wildlife Biology Program at The University of Montana, shared his summer studying Gray-crowned Rosy-finches in the Pribilof Islands. Not only did he discuss these wonderful birds, but also gave us an exploration of the islands both…

Highlights from the November 7, 2022 Board of Directors Meeting Nov 7th was snowy and cold so the in-person board meeting was changed to a Zoom meeting. Some of the items under discussion are highlighted below: ATTENTION ALL BIRDERS: NEW FIELD TRIP LEADERS NEEDED Do you have a special place you like to see birds?…

presented by Erick Greene Erick Greene is Professor Emeritus in the Division of Biological Sciences and in the Wildlife Biology Program at The University of Montana.  He grew up in Quebec, Canada, with twin passions for music and nature. Erick dropped out of high school and lived for a year in the Galapagos Islands, working…

At our November 2022 General Meeting, our Conservation Educator, Denny Olson shared his history, our approach to education, and our exciting vision moving forward to get kids outside and in touch with the wonderful outdoor classroom we have in them Flathead Valley. Click on the video below to watch the presentation. Thanks again Denny for…