by Denny Olson and Pam Willison Pat Jaquith was born and raised on a small family dairy farm in Vermont. She says she spent every spare moment (and there weren’t many) studying plants and other natural wonders in the woods on their property. As a result, she fell in love with wild orchids at a…
Read MoreReimagining Birds of Prey Week
Due to current health concerns, we have cancelled our beloved in-person Birds of Prey Festival event at Lone Pine on Sept 18 but we have lined up a series of exciting in person and virtual Birds of Prey events. ID Live Raptors up close with Wild Wings Flathead Audubon and Wild Wings Raptor Recovery Center…
Read MoreJewel Basin Hawk Watch 2021
by Dan Casey August 25th 2021 marks the beginning of the 14th consecutive year of season-long migration monitoring at the Jewel Basin Hawk Watch. Volunteers and one paid technician (Joshua Covill) will serve as primary observers for surveys through November 7th, weather and road access permitting. We encourage birders of all levels to join us…
Read More2021 Flathead Audubon Elections
After being postponed due to the pandemic, the 2021 elections will be held during the September 13 meeting which will be held digitally. The candidates running for President, Vice President, and several director positions are described below. OFFICER CANDIDATES President – Cory Davis. I am very excited to be the next FAS President after serving…
Read MoreSeptember 2021 Chirps and Squawks
Highlights from the May 3, 2021 Board of Directors Meeting The Board of Directors reviewed and adopted the Financial Policy, which had been compiled, reviewed and edited by the Finance Committee. Some individual items in the policy required a motion. All of those items were well explained by Treasurer Rod Wallette, and the motions made…
Read MoreAmerican Pipit
by Darcy Thomas My first introduction to the American Pipit Anthus rubescens was in the Skagit valley in Washington state where I saw a small flock foraging for insects in the winter. They were a rather nondescript brown bird that I did not notice at first glance as they blended in so well to the…
Read MoreTally Lake Campout 2021 Recap
Flathead Valley Bird Report – September 2021
by Dan Casey Rare and Notables – Summer 2021 May-August 2021 was characterized by late arrivals and low numbers of migrant songbirds throughout valley habitats. Some highlights included the first local records of Lesser Goldfinch, and the third western MT record of Purple Martin, a rare summer record of Purple Finch, and higher than usual…
Read MoreSeptember 2021 Program – The 17 Year Itch – the emergence of Brood X Cicadas in parts of the Eastern U.S.
presented by David Manuwal Dr. David Manuwal, who has studied birds in the western US for over 60 years, will be the featured speaker at the Monday, September 13 virtual meeting of the Flathead Audubon Society at 7 PM. (See below for how to join the Zoom meeting.) Cicadas are large insects that occur all…
Read MoreSupport Flathead Audubon in the 2021 Great Fish Community Challenge
by Kay Mitchell It’s a new season of Flathead Audubon – welcome to everyone! After a summer of scattering to the winds, now we have an opportunity to come back together (in person and/or virtually) to enjoy all of our birds (including some newborn speckled ones), view fall migration in awe, take in a field…
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