View Sandhill Cranes as they stage in the West Valley on their fall migration. See these magnificent birds as they fly out at sunrise to nearby agricultural fields where they feed during the day after a night of roosting in pothole wetland ponds. Join Darcy Thomas and Margaret Parodi for an early morning crane viewing...
Gary Swant will be the featured speaker at the Monday, Oct. 9 meeting of the Flathead Audubon Society at 7pm. In 1993, Gary set a goal of birding all seven continents. In 2022, he achieved that goal while visiting 37 countries and territories. His presentation features his favorite birds on each continent, and his favorite...
Glacier National Park (GNP) will host its annual Mount Brown Hawk Watch Program on October 14 from 11am to 3pm near Lake McDonald Lodge. Meet at the Golden Eagle interpretive sign near Jammer Joe’s Restaurant parking lot in the Lake McDonald Lodge area. Snacks and hot beverages will be provided. Park biologists and volunteers will...
Join Darcy Thomas in a quest to find winter-resident raptors as we travel the roads around Creston. Migration with its’ huge numbers of raptors passing through on their way south is nearing an end, but many raptors winter over in the Flathead Valley. We will focus on roadside identification of Red-tailed and Rough-legged Hawks in...
Join Shannon and Bridger Donaldson for an afternoon of birding the fields and wetlands in West Valley before winter sets in. We are likely to see a variety of waterfowl including swans, Snow Geese, Buffleheads and more. Raptors such as Red-tailed and Rough-legged Hawks are very likely, along with eagles. Possible songbirds include Snow Buntings,...
Presented By Denver Holt Founded by Denver Holt in 1987, the Owl Research Institute (ORI) stands as one of the most active owl research groups in the world. For over 35 years, ORI has been dedicated to the pursuit of in-depth and lasting studies that illuminate the enigmatic world of owls and their intricate ecology....
Join Shannon and Bridger Donaldson for some birding along Flathead Lake's North Shore. We expect to see eagles, Red-tailed Hawks, Great Horned Owls, Pygmy Nuthatches, and a variety of woodpeckers and other songbirds. We will spend the first hour or so birding in a stand of Ponderosa Pine with easy access and not a lot of walking. We...
Join us at Bias Brewing for Bird Trivia Night sponsored by the Flathead Audubon Society!
Presented by Sarah Lamar The Southwestern Crown of the Continent (SW Crown) is a 1.5 million acre, mostly forested landscape in the Rocky Mountains of western Montana. Swan Valley Connections (SVC) has been collaborating annually with various partners to monitor rare carnivores. This monitoring project was designed to provide a baseline of the current distribution...
The 2023 Libby Christmas Bird Count will be held on Thursday, December 14th. For more information or to get involved contact Gene Reckin at gnreckin@gmail.com or 406-291-8482.
The 49th annual Bigfork Christmas Bird Count will be held Saturday, December 16th. Participants will meet at 8am in the Flathead Lake Brewing parking lot (116 Holt Drive in Bigfork). First established in 1974, the Bigfork count circle is centered at the “Little Brown Church” north of Bigfork and includes over miles of the Swan...
Glacier National Park will be holding their Christmas Bird Count on Sunday, December 17th. For more information contact Glacier National Park wildlife biologist, Lisa Bate: lisa_bate@nps.gov or by phone:406-888-7833.
