SANDHILL CRANE VIEWING

West Valley Ponds 1855 West Valley Dr, Kalispell, MT, United States

View Sandhill Cranes as they stage in the West Valley for their fall migration on Wednesday October 6, from 7:00 AM-11:00 AM. See these magnificent birds as they fly in or out of nearby agricultural fields where they feed during the day. Two field trips will be offered and numbers of participants are limited. For...

OWEN SOWERWINE WORK DAY

Owen Sowerwine 349 Willow Glen Drive, Kalispell, United States

The 2021 the work day for Owen Sowerwine will be held Saturday, October 9, from 9 am to about noon. We would be thrilled to have you join us! We'll meet in the parking lot of Kalispell Montessori (349 Willow Glen Drive), to say hello (at a safe distance), and divide up the jobs. Wear...

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TWO OUT OF THREE AIN’T BAD- FOREST CARNIVORE MONITORING IN THE SWAN, CLEARWATER AND BLACKFOOT VALLEYS

As part of the Collaborated Forest Landscape Restoration Program, the US Forest Service 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 million acres...

OWEN-SOWERWINE WALK

Owen Sowerwine 349 Willow Glen Drive, Kalispell, United States

Join Shannon and Bridger Donaldson on Saturday, October 23 from 10 AM until Noon for a beautiful autumn walk through OSNA. This is a good place to see woodpeckers, chickadees, nuthatches, goldfinches and juncos. Registration is required and space limited to 10 birders. Please call or text Shannon at (406) 261-3466 or shanyblaster@hotmail.com to register.

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A TRIBUTE TO MILITARY VETERANS WHO BECAME ORNITHOLOGISTS OR WILDLIFE BIOLOGISTSute to Military Veterans Who Became Ornithologists or Wildlife Biologists

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David Manuwal will be the featured speaker at the Monday, November 8 virtual meeting of the Flathead Audubon Society at 7 PM.  His presentation, during Veterans Day week, is a tribute to military veterans who became ornithologists or wildlife biologists. He was able to acquire information for the presentation by reviewing numerous professional journals and...

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ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF RECOGNIZING WOLVES IN WASHINGTON

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Aaron Wirsing will be the featured speaker at the Monday, December 13 virtual meeting of the Flathead Audubon Society at 7 PM.  Aaron and his graduate students are interested in the impacts large predators have on prey populations and ecosystems. His talk will focus on the ecological effects of gray wolf recolonization in Washington, highlighting...

WINTER SOLSTICE HIKE IN THE OWEN SOWERWINE NA-THE SIGNS OF BIRDS

Owen Sowerwine 349 Willow Glen Drive, Kalispell, United States

Join Derrick Rathe  on Tuesday, December 21 from 10 am until noon for a winter walk at OSNA and explore the signs of birds. Winter is not normally the hot time of year to go out and see birds, but it is a great time to go out and see the stories birds leave behind....

SHARP-TAILED GROUSE RESTORATION IN WESTERN MONTANA

ZOOM

Ben Deeble will be the guest speaker at the January 10, 2022 Flathead Audubon ZOOM meeting at 7 PM. Sharp-tailed grouse have been absent in Western Montana for over 20 years. This fall the reintroduction of sharp-tailed grouse to western Montana was launched. The effort culminates years of habitat analysis, planning, and partnership by private...

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

Owen Sowerwine 349 Willow Glen Drive, Kalispell, United States

Join FAS Conservation Educator and long-time teaching naturalist Denny Olson for a winter hike in the Owen Sowerwine Natural Area on January 15 from 9AM- 12 PM (weather permitting). Winter birds, bird songs, tracking, botanizing, and seat-of-the-pants interpretation will be the unstructured itinerary. This is one of the best spots in the area to see...

THE CHALLENGES OF GRASSLAND BIRD CONSERVATION

Gateway West Community Room 26 1203 U.S. Rte 2, Kalispell, MT

Dan Casey will be the featured speaker at the February 14, 2022 Flathead Audubon meeting. Grassland-dependent bird species are the most rapidly declining North American birds. Luckily, diverse public/private partnerships have been formed to address the critical issue of declining habitat quality and quantity. Innovative approaches have been developed to define and deliver actions to...

WINTER BIRDING AT CRESTON FISH HATCHERY

Creston Fish Hatchery 780 Creston Hatchery Rd, Kalispell, MT

Join FAS on Sunday, February 27 from 10 AM-noon for a winter field trip to the Creston Fish Hatchery. Margaret Parodi and Kathy Ross will host a morning of birding at the fish hatchery. We hope to see waterfowl, hawks, eagles, a myriad of small winter birds including chickadees, nuthatches, and woodpeckers, and if we...

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LAWRENCE PARK WINTER TREK

Lawrence Park 1105 N Main St, Kalispell, MT

Join Flathead Audubon for a winter hike on Sunday March 6, from 10AM – noon.  FAS field trip leader Darcy Thomas will lead a winter trek through Lawrence Park in Kalispell. This is a mostly flat walk with varied terrain of up to three miles. We will likely see Canada Geese, ducks, woodpeckers, Blue Jays...