2023 Ninepipes Christmas Bird Count
The 2023 Ninepipes Christmas Bird Count will be held on Sunday, December 17th. For more information or to get involved contact Jim Oates at oates65@gmail.com or 406-270-7826.
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2023 Upper Swan Christmas Bird Count
The 2023 Upper Swan Christmas Bird Count will be held on Wednesday, December 20th. For more information or to get involved contact Taylor Tewksbury at taylor@svconnections.org or 406-754-3137.
Winter Solstice Birding
Flathead WPACelebrate the Solstice by joining Shannon and Bridger Donaldson for a morning of birding along Flathead Lake’s North Shore. Encompassing over 1,800 acres, the Flathead WPA is a wonderful mix of habitats with many opportunities to see a variety of birds. The group will likely see eagles as well as both Rough-legged and Red-tailed Hawks. Song...
2023 Troy Christmas Bird Count
The 2023 Troy Christmas Bird Count will be held on Saturday, December 30th. For more information or to get involved contact Don Jones at don@donaldmjones.com or 406-546-3832.
2023 Kalispell Christmas Bird Count
The 25th annual Kalispell CBC will take place on New Year's Eve, Sunday, December 31. The Kalispell count area is a large circle, 15-miles in diameter, centered at the junction of Highway 93 and Reserve Drive by Home Depot. From Happy Valley to the north and Herron Park to the south, Fairview Marsh to the east...
Avian Predators in Glacier National Park
Gateway West Community Room 26 1203 U.S. Rte 2, Kalispell, MTPresented by Jami Belt and Jess Garby Glacier National Park (GNP) hosts a large diversity of birds, and few are as charismatic as two of our top level predators – the Common Loon and Golden Eagle. While these birds inhabit very different haunts, both come to GNP as summer breeding residents and exist in very...
Flathead Valley Raptor Prowl
Gateway Mall parking lot (United Way building)Dan Casey will lead us on a tour of the open country favored by winter raptors in the West Valley, Creston and/or Lower Valley area near Somers. Our route will be finalized based on local raptor surveys, and we will focus on the roadside identification of the varied forms and plumages of Red-tailed and Rough-legged Hawks....
Winter River Bottomland: Birds, Tracks, Hydrology and Plant Adaptations
Kalispell Montessori Elementary School parking lot 349 Willow Glen Dr, Kalispell, MontanaMeet at Kalispell Montessori Elementary School parking lot (weather permitting) and join FAS Conservation Educator and long-time teaching naturalist Denny Olson on a winter hike through Owen Sowerwine. Winter birds, bird songs, tracking, botanizing, and seat-of-the-pants interpretation will be the unstructured itinerary. This is one of the best spots in the area to see Pileated...
Birds of Prey Tour in the Mission Valley
Join Laura Katzman of Flathead Land Trust and Jess Garby on Saturday, February 3, 9am-3pm for a tour of the Mission Valley to look for wintering birds of prey. Jess Garby has worked extensively studying migrating raptors in the west, and Laura Katzman has been working to protect farmland in the Mission Valley that is...
A Naturalist’s Journey to Antarctica
Room 26 of the Gateway Mall (United Way building)Presented by Lou Bruno Join Lou Bruno on an incredible epic journey aboard the National Geographic Explorer to the Antarctic, South Georgia and the Falkland Islands. This is the world of snow-capped peaks, icebergs, pristine endless seas, and an unbelievable diversity of marine mammals and pelagic birds. He will offer a naturalist’s perspective on the...
Natives Rule! Converting your space into a bird sanctuary
Room 26 of the Gateway Mall (United Way building)Join three native landscaping experts and view a Flathead Audubon produced video about how plants and animals become “native”, and how intricately woven the millions of relationships between natives form the balance of nature – especially those relationships between plants, insects, and birds. Popcorn optional! Learn how to create a native plant garden and protect...
Spring Waterfowl at Church Slough and Lower Valley Wetlands
Church SloughJoin Darcy Thomas will for a field trip to view returning waterfowl in the Lower Valley and Somersarea wetlands. Mid to late March is the prime time to see large flocks of incoming migrants,including seasonal specialties such as Greater Scaup and Eurasian Wigeon. If the conditions areright, it is possible to see thousands of waterfowl...