FREE BIRDS OF PREY IDENTIFICATON WORKSHOP

Montana Wild Wings Recovery Center 37 Panoramic Drive, Kalispell, MT, United States

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...

SEPTEMBER FAS GENERAL MEETING VIA ZOOM

ZOOM

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

The 17 Year Itch- the emergence of Brood X Cicadas in parts of the Eastern U.S.

ZOOM

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...

MONTANA AUDUBON ADVANCED RAPTOR IDENTIFICATION WORKSHOP

online

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...

$10

FREE BIRDS OF PREY IDENTIFICATION WORKSHOP

Montana Wild Wings Recovery Center 37 Panoramic Drive, Kalispell, MT, United States

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...

FLATHEAD AUDUBON OFFERS RAPTOR IDENTIFICATION WORKSHOP

Lonepine Visitor Center 300 Lone Pine Road, Kalispell, MT

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 --...

free

JEWEL BASIN HAWK WATCH

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...

SANDHILL CRANE WATCHING

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 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...

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...

free

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.

free