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