WINTER RIVER BOTTOMLAND: BIRDS, TRACKS, HYDROLOGY AND PLANT ADAPTATIONS

Join FAS Conservation Educator and long-time teaching naturalist Denny Olson on Saturday, January 16 from 1-4 PM on a winter hike in Kalispell. Winter birds, bird songs, tracking, botanizing, and seat-of-the-pants interpretation will be the unstructured itinerary. We will visit one of the best spots in the area to see Pileated and other woodpeckers, many kinds of chickadees, Bohemian and Cedar waxwings in flocks of thousands, Pine Grosbeaks, Townsend’s Solitaires–and there is always an unexpected bird!

We won’t just identify birds but will include lots of natural history lore, which is Denny’s trademark. Dress warmly, bring binoculars and snow boots. Check with us on the need for snowshoes if the snow is deep. Call Denny at 249-3987 or e-mail denny@flatheadaudubon.org to sign up and get directions. Space is limited. MASKS AND SPACING ARE REQUIRED.