Saturday, April 27, 8am-12pm join Denny Olson, Flathead Audubon Conservation Educator (and “Bird Whistler”) for a birding tour in Owen Sowerwine Area, part of the migration superhighway of the great Rocky Mountain Trench. Over 160 species have been seen there, and the “regulars” include Pileated Woodpeckers, Bald Eagles in all age classes, Ospreys, Pygmy, White...
Dan Casey will be leading a Sunday morning bird walk along the Sonny Boon Memorial Trail in Somers during this spring migration season. The paved trail follows a portion of the old railroad bed along Somers Slough and offers excellent views of waterfowl as well as a wide variety of land birds reliant on the...
Join Margaret Parodi and Darcy Thomas for a relatively easy walk (two-three miles) on a path along the Whitefish River. We can expect to see ducks, (including Mallards, Wood Ducks, mergansers, goldeneye, Bufflehead), warblers (including Yellow, Orange-crowned, Common Yellowthroat), flycatchers, songbirds, eagles, and other year-round residents. Other wildlife such as foxes or turtles may be...
Join FAS field trip leader Darcy Thomas for a morning of birdwatching. We 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 pullouts along the way to view birds. Smith Lake is a complex of large, shallow wetlands...
Join Karen Nichols and Kathy Ross exploring the easily accessible Hatchery trails, for our returning avian migrants--warblers, vireos, thrush, osprey and so many others as they return to breed in our beautiful valley. Along with our favorite “locals” including dippers and chickadees. Also learn about the native flora—nature’s own bird feeders, especially for parent birds...
Dan Casey will be leading a Sunday morning bird walk along the Sonny Boon Memorial Trail in Somers during this spring migration season. The paved trail follows a portion of the old railroad bed along Somers Slough and offers excellent views of waterfowl as well as a wide variety of land birds reliant on the...
Join us on Monday, May 13th, for our celebration of the Owen Sowerwine Conservation Easement. First nominated as a State Natural Area in 1974, and passing through a variety of lease and license holders through 2024, the natural values of this important 442-acre piece of river corridor and wildlife habitat have been protected for 50...
Join Darcy Thomas to savor the beauties of the Bison Range in Moiese. The Bison Range is home to many birds such as Bald and Golden Eagles, Lewis’s Woodpeckers, Red-naped Sapsuckers, Willow Flycatchers, Lazuli Buntings, and Grasshopper Sparrows. There is also wonderful native vegetation and many animals including Bison, White-tail and Mule deer, Elk, pronghorn,...
Join FAS at the Tally Lake Campground for an extraordinary three days of birding and relaxing. There is space for RVs and tents for those who want to spend the nights (checkout time is 11am). This is an ideal time of year to find a wide variety of migrant and resident birds; most notable is...
Come spend a morning walking the trails at Bad Rock Canyon WMA by Columbia Falls with Darcy Thomas and Michel De Leon Tyler. We will walk up to three miles on level ground while we look for warblers and other songbirds, flycatchers, and woodpeckers. You will need a Conservation License forthis walk which can be...
Summer Songbirds and Native Flora abound at the Firebrand Pass Trailhead area in Glacier Park. Join Steve Gniadek (Flathead Audubon) and Kathy Ross (MNPS/FAS) in the appreciation of our returning migratory birds. We will explore the wetlands, mixed forest, and grassland habitats near the trailhead for waterfowl and many species of neotropical migrants including Olive-sided...
