SPRING WATERFOWL AT CHURCH SLOUGH AND LOWER VALLEY WETLANDS

Somers Area Somers, MT

Dan Casey will lead a field trip on Sunday, March 19 from 8 a.m. until noon to visit Church Slough and other Somers area wetlands. Mid to late March is the prime time to see large flocks of incoming migrants, including such seasonal specialties as Greater Scaup and Eurasian Wigeon. If the conditions are right,...

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FREEZOUT LAKE AND THE SNOW GEESE MIGRATION 2023

Freezout Lake

Snow Geese will soon move from the wintering grounds to their arctic nesting areas. They stop over at Freezout Lake WMA near Choteau to rest and feed for a few days before continuing their northward journey. Flathead Audubon should go visit them!  We will meet on Sunday, March 26 at 10 AM at the parking...

Informing Avian Conservation Through Local Research, Landscape-scale Conservation, and Embracing New Technologies

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

Dr. Victoria Dreitz, Director of the Avian Science Center and Professor in Wildlife Biology, will be the featured speaker at the Monday, April 10 meeting of the Flathead Audubon Society at 7 p.m. Her presentation will cover herresearch using adaptive management processes to meet avian management objectives in Montana. She will also discuss birds as...

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SPRING BIRDING AT SMITH LAKE

Smith Lake 2700-2756 Smith Lake Rd, Kila, MT, United States

Join FAS field trip leader Darcy Thomas for a morning of birdwatching in Kila on Thursday, April 13 from 8 am until noon. The group will walk a portion of the paved Great Northern Historical Trail along Smith Lake before driving around the lake, stopping at the boat launch and other pull outs along the...

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HERRON PARK AND EARLY SPRING MIGRANTS

Herron Park 2310 Foys Lake Rd, Kalispell, MT, United States

Join Jake Bramante on Saturday, April 15 from 8 AM until 1 PM as he takes us on a hike (approximately 4 miles) through Herron Park. We will keep our eyes (and ears) peeled for forest birds and look for some early spring migrants such as Spotted Towhees and Williamson’s Sapsuckers. The hike will include an...

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EARTH DAY AT CRESTON FISH HATCHERY

Creston Fish Hatchery 780 Creston Hatchery Rd, Kalispell, MT

Please join FAS field trip leader Darcy Thomas on Friday, April 21 from 8 AM until Noon.  The group will hike the trails and view Jessup Mill Pond from a birding blind while we look for waterfowl. Expect to walk up to two miles on easy trails. The Creston National Fish Hatchery grounds provide a...

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SONNY BOON MEMORIAL TRAIL

Sonny Boon Trail 112-198 Somers Rd, Somers, MT

Dan Casey spottwill be leading three Sunday morning bird walks 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 land-birds reliant on the diverse riparian habitat....

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LAWRENCE PARK BIRD WALK

Lawrence Park 1105 N Main St, Kalispell, MT

Join Karen Nichols on this birding walk through the riparian habitat and open areas of Kalispell’s Lawrence Park. We will walk approximately two to three leisurely miles through forest and paved trails near the Stillwater River and sloughs. We hope to see and hear a variety of resident birds and recent spring migrants. Highlights might...

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Potluck and Program – Tracking Montana’s Osprey

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

Rob Domenech, executive director of Raptor View Research Institute (RVRI), will be the featured speaker at the Monday, May 8 meeting of the Flathead Audubon Society at 7 p.m. (There won’t be a virtual component to this meeting). His presentation will include a brief history of the Montana Osprey Project (when it started and why),...

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SPRING MIGRATION, BUDDING SPRINGTIME AT THE CRESTON FISH HATCHERY

Creston Fish Hatchery 780 Creston Hatchery Rd, Kalispell, MT

Join Steve Gniadek and Kathy Ross (Flathead Audubon and Montana Native Plant Society) for birding along the Fish Hatchery trails where native spring ephemerals will brighten the walk on an easy trail. An abundance of migratory (as well as local) birds will be returning. Dippers, swans, osprey nesting, eagles and warblers are a few of...

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SONNY BOON MEMORIAL TRAIL

Sonny Boon Trail 112-198 Somers Rd, Somers, MT

Dan Casey will be leading three Sunday morning bird walks 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 land-birds reliant on the diverse riparian habitat....

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FLATHEAD LAKE BIOLOGICAL STATION TOUR AND BIRDS

Flathead Lake Biological Station 32125 Bio Station Ln, Polson, Montana

Join Darcy Thomas at Yellow Bay on Flathead Lake to learn about the Flathead Lake Biological Station (FLBS). The station, part of the University of Montana, does research on the limnology and ecology of lakes and rivers, environmental monitoring of Flathead Lake and its watershed, and education. We will meet in Bigfork before driving the...

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