Dan Casey will lead a Sunday morning bird walk along the Sonny Boon Memorial Trail in Somers during this springmigration season. The paved trail follows a portion of the old railroad bed along Somers Slough and offers excellentviews of waterfowl, as well as a wide variety of arriving migrant landbirds reliant on the diverse riparian […]
Join Karen Nichols and Kathy Ross as they explore the easily accessible Hatchery trails in search of avian migrants, including warblers, vireos, thrushes, Ospreys, and many others, returning to breed in our beautiful valley. Our favorite “locals,” such as dippers, nuthatches, and chickadees, will join the spring symphony! Also learn about the native flora (nature’s […]
Join field trip leaders, Karen Nichols and Kathy Ross, and landowner Jim Watson for a morning of exploration of the diverse plant and bird habitat at the Spring Brook Ranch southwest of Kalispell. We will focus on both birds and plants as we wander through the Birch Creek riparian habitat, rich with willow, aspen, western […]
Celebrate Global Big Day (an annual event that celebrates World Migratory Bird Day by encouraging people to count birds and record their sightings) by joining SVC and Flathead Audubon at the Swan River National Wildlife Refuge for an hour of birding and a tour of the restoration work done on the refuge!Please plan to meet […]
Dan Casey will lead a Sunday morning bird walk along the Sonny Boon Memorial Trail in Somers during this spring migration season. The paved trail follows a portion of the old railroad bed along Somers Slough and offers excellent views of waterfowl, as well as a wide variety of arriving migrant landbirds reliant on the […]
Join Flathead Audubon field trip leader Darcy Thomas for a day of bird and wildlife watching at the Bison Range in the Mission Valley. The Bison Range is home to many birds, such as Bald and Golden Eagle, Lewis’s Woodpecker, Red-naped Sapsucker, Willow Flycatcher, Lazuli Bunting, and Grasshopper Sparrow. There is also wonderful native vegetation […]
Join local naturalist Kathy Ross in exploring the rich biodiversity that spring at Wayfarers has to offer. Experience a leisurely spring flower and bird walk, as we learn about the native plants and birds that thrive in this east shore native habitat of Flathead Lake. See and hear Spotted Towhees and Chipping Sparrows foraging in the […]
Share the joy of spring birding in Glacier National Park with Steve Gniadek and Kathy Ross. Expect to see the recent songbird arrivals at “Warbler Heaven” at the Lower McDonald Creek Oxbow, plus various waterfowl species on the creek and Lake McDonald, possible loons on the lake, and maybe Harlequin Ducks. Includes short easy walks […]
Join Jess Garby and Jake Bramante as we pedal up the Going-to-the-Sun Road, stopping frequently to listen and look for birds. Target species include Harlequin Ducks, Varied Thrushes, Pacific Wrens, Fox Sparrows, and many more! Hopefully the road will be open to Avalanche Campground and we will pedal approximately 4.5 miles to Logan Creek and […]