In August of 2007, local birder Dan Casey was joined by Steve Hoffman (formerly Montana Audubon Director) to scout a potential raptor migration survey site in the Jewel Basin. Dan had a hunch, based in part on opportunistic sightings on fall hikes to Mt. Aeneas, that there was potential for this to be an important...

Join Flathead Audubon and the Flathead Land Trust on Thursday September 24 and Thursday, October 1 to view Sandhill Cranes as they stage in the West Valley on their fall migration. See these magnificent birds as they fly in from feeding in agricultural fields to roost for the night in pothole wetland ponds around sunset....