Join refuge wildlife biologist Beverly Skinner on Friday, June 11 or Saturday, June 12 from 7:45 until noon and 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...
The Flathead Audubon Society and the Flathead Chapter of the Montana Native Plant Society are offering this joint field trip on Sunday, June 27 from 8 am to Noon. Join Maria Mantas and Cory Davis as we explore the emergent marshes, wet meadows, and riparian forests of the SRNWR. We’ll learn about conservation projects in...
Tours will be led by a bird expert from Flathead Audubon and a land conservation specialist from Flathead Land Trust, on Thursday, July 15, from 4:00 to 6:00 pm or 6:30 to 8:30 pm. This field trip is also sponsored by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, the Flathead Lakers, and Flathead River to Lake Initiative. The...
Join Flathead Audubon for a morning of bird watching around Smith Lake WPA in Kila on Wednesday, September 8 from 8-11 AM. We are likely to see ducks, geese, shorebirds, hawks and eagles. This is mostly a drive around the lake with very little walking as we stop at the fishing access site and other...
Flathead Audubon and Wild Wings Raptor Recovery Center are sponsoring two workshops on Saturday, Sept 11 at 1pm, or Tuesday, Sept. 14 at11am at the Center. Join veteran Hawk Watch and Wild Wings volunteers for exciting close views and lively discussions of raptors and their identifying characteristics. This will help with identifying migrating raptors at...
The General Meeting will be held via ZOOM on Monday, September 13, 2021, 7:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada). David Manuwal will give a presentation on The 17 Year Itch The emergence of Brood X Cicadas in parts of the Eastern U.S. For information on how to attend, contact cory@flatheadaudbon.org
Dr. David Manuwal, who has studied birds in the western US for over 60 years, will be the featured speaker at the Monday, September 13 virtual meeting of the Flathead Audubon Society at 7 PM. (See below for how to join the Zoom meeting.) Cicadas are large insects that occur all over the United States...
Learning how to identify raptors takes time, so this year Montana Audubon’s Director of Policy & Science, Amy Seaman, will dive into the details with an advanced ID course. This course will help you pick up details you never saw before and learn more about the Buteo color morphs and raptor flight styles. They’ll cover...
Flathead Audubon and Wild Wings Raptor Recovery Center are sponsoring two workshops on Saturday, Sept 11 at 1pm, or Tuesday, Sept. 14 at 11am at the Center. Join veteran Hawk Watch and Wild Wings volunteers for exciting close views and lively discussions of raptors and their identifying characteristics. This will help with identifying migrating raptors...
Hawks and eagles are on the move! Flathead Audubon is offering a FREE identification workshop on Friday evening, September 17th, at 6:30 PM, at the Lone Pine State Park outdoor pavilion in Kalispell. FAS Conservation Educator, Denny Olson, will conduct a training workshop on recognizing fall migrating birds of prey the way you usually see them --...
Dan Casey will lead a trip to the Jewel Basin Hawk Watch site on Sunday, September 19 from 9 AM-6 PM (approximately). The second half of September offers peak numbers and diversity of passing raptors. We expect to see more than 100 hawks of 10 or more species if conditions are right. Last year we...
View Sandhill Cranes as they stage in the West Valley for their fall migration on Wednesday September 29, 3:30-7:30 PM. 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 information, and...
