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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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....
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...
