Join fellow Flathead Audubon folks for a weekend of camping and birding, Friday through Sunday, May 31-June 2. Join FAS at the Tally Lake Campground for an extraordinary 3 days of birding and relaxing.Follow directions to the Group Loop. All the warbler species of NW Montana can usually be found here.Birding groups will go out...
Join local birders Bruce Tannehill and Gail Cleveland on Saturday, June 8 from 8 am until noon when they visit some of the best songbird areas on Whitefish Lake. The group will car pool to the site at head of the lake. The trip is limited to 15 people. To sign up and get more...
Join local expert birder Paul Rossi Saturday, June 22, 7 AM to 1 PM.as we explore a variety of habitats along Hwy 2 toward East Glacier, including the great bird diversity of the Lubec Lake and Coonsa Creek area. We’ll be doing a short walk (<1/2mile) on a well-developed trail. There will be an option...
Join refuge wildlife biologist Beverly Skinner on Sunday, June 23, 8:30 AM-2:00 PM.to tour the incredible wetlands and grasslands of this hidden jewel west of Kalispell. See nesting Trumpeter Swans and an abundance of shorebirds and waterfowl species associated with Palouse prairie, riparian/wetland, and larch/pine forest habitats of the 9000 acre Refuge, northwest of Marion,...
Join FAS on Saturday, June 29 from 8 AM-noon as we explore the Swan refuge wetlands and forests nearby. We’ll see some great birds (maybe bitterns, snipe, and redstarts). We’ll be walking out on to the wet refuge so knee-high boots are highly recommended! For more information call Cory Davis (406) 257-3166 or piranga99@gmail.com. Trip...
Join Flathead Land Trust on Saturday, July 20 from 9am-noon to kayak the lower Flathead River to view existing conservation and conservation projects in progress. Kayak either 4 or 8 miles. View existing conservation and the Flathead River Conservation Project in the first 4 miles and as an option extend the trip by 4 miles...
THE FIELD TRIP HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS. This is a wonderful opportunity to join retired Biology Professor Jeanette Oliver on Saturday, August 3, from 9 AM-noon for an information- packed stroll in the portion of OSNA near her property on Leisure Island. The group will go on an easy walk across the...
Join FAS on this cooperative trip with MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks on Saturday, August 10 from 8:30 PM-11 PM.. The group will go to a site with known bat activity and use electronic equipment to detect the ultrasonic calls of bats flying overhead. Mist nets will be used to capture bats for closer inspection....
Flathead Audubon will offer an informational program featuring local bird expert Joshua Covill on Monday, September 9 from 7- 9 PM in the Gateway West Community Meeting Room in Kalispell. He and his wife spent 5 months in South America exploring their passion for birds. They hiked volcanoes, trekked the stone paths laid by the...
The 13th Annual Birds of Prey Festival will be held on Saturday, September 14 from 9 AM to 1 PM at Lone Pine State Park in Kalispell. Check out the Outdoor and Educational booths and take part in eagle and owl face painting, bird arts and crafts and activities for the entire family. The event...
Come join us as we ascend to Flathead Audubon's Jewel Basin Hawk Watch site to watch migrating raptors sweep down the ridgeline. The hike up will take approximately two hours and is fairly strenuous. The group will be limited to 10 people. To sign up, contact Cory Davis at piranga99@gmail.com or 406-471-3314.
Ever wonder what that duck is floating out in a pond? Join Jake Bramante for Waterfowl Wednesdays through the month of October. We’ll be meeting at the Park and Ride at the corner of Hwy 93 and Hwy 82 (near the old White Oak) every Wednesday from 4-5:30pm through the month of October (weather permitting)....
