presented by Aaron Wirsing Aaron Wirsing will be the featured speaker at the Monday, December 13 virtual meeting of the Flathead Audubon Society at 7 PM (See below for how to join the Zoom meeting.) He received his undergraduate degree from Bowdoin College and graduate degrees from the University of Idaho (MS) and Simon Fraser…

At our November 2021 general meeting, David Manuwal presented an extensive list of ornithologists and wildlife biologists who served in the military at some point in their lives. As he states, the life of a veteran really seems like multiple lives. We are grateful for their military service as well as their service to conservation….

Highlights from the October 4, 2021 Board of Directors Meeting Gael Bissell reported making progress on the proposed Conservation Easement (CE) being written for Owen Sowerwine, and is working with Montana Audubon regarding a capital campaign for our contribution to the cost. The Board authorized her to complete a partner contribution statement for the NAWCA…

by Lewis Young Leonard Howke, a 2010 recipient of the Flathead Audubon Conservation Achievement Award, recently passed away shortly after losing his home to a fire. The award certificate was destroyed in the fire so FAS reprinted the certificate and presented it to the family. Leonard received the award for his decades of contributions to…

presented by David Manuwal David Manuwal will be the featured speaker at the Monday, November 8 virtual meeting of the Flathead Audubon Society at 7 PM. (See below for how to join the Zoom meeting.) He received his undergraduate degree from Purdue University and graduate degrees from the University of Montana and the University of…

At our October 2021 meeting, Mark Ruby shared methods and results of an ongoing forest carnivore study happening in the Swan, Clearwater, and Blackfoot Valleys. Bait stations and a lot of winter tracking have led to some interesting results of monitoring specifically Canada Lynx, Wolverine, and Fishers. Mark tells a great story and showed some…

presented by Mark Ruby As part of the Collaborated Forest Landscape Restoration Program, the USFS engaged in multi-party forest carnivore inventory and monitoring across the Swan, Clearwater and Blackfoot Valleys between 2013 and 2016. The target species for detection were wolverine, fisher and Canada lynx. The methods utilized non-invasive winter survey methods across the 1.5…

Our September meeting kicked off the 2021-22 season with our very own Dave Manuwal discussing the Brood X Cicada swarm that happened in the summer of 2021. He compares them to the wide array of cicadas including the few that live in northwestern Montana! Click on the video below and thanks again Dave for shining…

Our May meeting featured Charles B. van Rees discussing his research on migratory gull behavior from his Fulbright fellowship at Doñana biological station in Seville, Spain as well as reviewing some of the species and places that make Spain one of Europe’s ultimate birdwatching destinations. Click on the video below and thanks again Charles for…