Highlights from the May, July, and August 2020 Board meetings May 4, 2020 Input was provided for Denny to create a final version of the Birds Rock! video, and ideas were offered about how best to publicize it and make it available to people. A draft of the 2020-21 budget was reviewed, and there was…
Read MoreConservation Educator’s Niche – September 2020
by Denny Olson None of us had a playbook called COVID 2020. Hunkering down at home with only the closest ones to you (or completely alone), internet TV subscriptions and binge-watching, too-easy access to recreational beverages, adults/kids/pets all sick of each other, and when you go out in masked anonymity, no hugs, shaking hands, or…
Read MoreCelebrating Birds of Prey – September 12-19th, 2020
by Gael Bissell In place of our traditional September one-day Birds of Prey Festival at Lone Pine, we will offer a week-long celebration of birds of prey with cool opportunities for you and your family to see and learn more about these incredible flying predators. We actually begin focusing on birds of prey in late August,…
Read MoreBirds of Prey in Flight
Mini-course September 18 & 19, 2020 Take a socially distanced Birds of Prey in Flight mini-course taught by Flathead Audubon Conservation Educator Denny Olson September 18 and 19 at Lone Pine State Park. On Friday afternoon, September 18, 2 – 4 PM, we will get some practice and tips on in-flight ID of raptors with…
Read MoreRaptor ID Workshops offered by Montana Audubon
by Amy Seaman Join Montana Audubon’s Director of Policy & Science, Amy Seaman, for a series of online Raptor Identification Workshops! There is no question that learning how to identify raptors takes time. That is why we are going to help Flathead Audubon Society celebrate raptor week with a three-part raptor identification series and fundraiser….
Read MoreJewel Basin Hawk Watch 2020
by Dan Casey In August of 2007, local birder Dan Casey was joined by Steve Hoffman (formerly Montana Audubon Director) to scout a potential raptor migration survey site in the Jewel Basin. Dan had a hunch, based in part on opportunistic sightings on fall hikes to Mt. Aeneas, that there was potential for this to…
Read More2020 (FAS) Elections… and more
by Bob Lee With all the uncertainty concerning gatherings last spring, Flathead Audubon postponed their annual meeting, the May potluck, to be rescheduled at an appropriate time this fall. However, gatherings are still limited. But we need to conduct some business, including elections. Per state statute and our ByLaws, we can hold a business meeting…
Read MoreFlathead Valley Bird Report – September 2020
by Joshua Covill Rare and Notables – Summer 2020 RECAP 07/02 – A HUDSONIAN GODWIT was found in the West Valley Ponds (Tom F. & Matt B.) 07/05 – A YELLOW-BILLED LOON (immature) was found on Dickey Lake (Nikki M.) The loon has been present everyday (day of writing 08/18) and will likely be around…
Read MoreSupport Flathead Audubon in the 2020 Great Fish Community Challenge
by Kay Mitchell And the race is on! Flathead Audubon has happily joined the Great Fish Community Challenge, sponsored by the Whitefish Community Foundation. The Great Fish Community Challenge is a 6-week Valley-wide campaign with the goal of encouraging donors through a single donation to keep our essential nonprofit organizations in operation. Flathead Audubon appreciates…
Read MoreSeptember 2020 Program
Birding with Alpacas in Ecuador presented by Dan Kotter Guest speaker Dr. Dan Kotter will recount his experiences birding in Ecuador at the September 14 Flathead Audubon meeting. The meeting begins at 7 PM, and will be available via Zoom and phone for those who wish to attend. (Check your inbox for the latest Pileated…
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