by Linda Winnie A big THANK YOU to Andrew Beltz and Forestoration, Inc., Whitefish, for helping members of the Owen Sowerwine Committee put together a grant proposal to fund weed management at OSNA for the next two years. Andrew’s expertise, thoroughness, and collaborative skills, were crucial to the project. Forestoration generously gave Flathead Audubon a…
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from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks Montana’s hibernating black bears and grizzly bears are stirring. Adult males usually emerge first from winter dens in mid-March. When bears emerge from their dens, they are physically depleted and food is a priority. Bears are often tempted to go where raccoons and domestic dogs are getting into garbage….
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by Amy Seaman, Conservation Program Manager Just March lay between us and many of our favorite birds returning to Montana, including Long-Billed Curlews. Hard to believe! Montana Audubon’s bird conservation efforts this month focused on meetings and planning, the necessary groundwork for a successful spring and summer. Montana Wildlife Federation’s Nick Gevock and I led…
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June 8-10, 2018 Kalispell, Montana Red Lion Hotel The annual Montana Audubon Bird Festival is fast approaching! Please register early by mailing the form included in the registration brochure or by visiting www.mtaudubon.org. If registering online, please only choose one field trip per day as the system will not allow you to register for a…
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The Flathead Audubon May 2018 Annual Potluck (and last general meeting of the season) is coming! Bring a potluck item, your own plate and silverware, and a few silent auction items. Prepare for a wonderful evening of hanging out with your fellow birders, a great presentation, a silent auction, and a fun potluck. Monday, May…
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Highlights from March 5, 2018 Board Meeting A spreadsheet for grants has been created to better track our grant requests and success. We did not receive the Forest Service Citizen Science grant. We will be participating in the Whitefish Community Foundation fund raiser this year. Road Scholar could use a few more volunteers this summer….
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by Jake Bramante While on a bird walk in Yosemite National Park with a naturalist with the Yosemite Conservancy, someone saw a bird and said something along the lines of, “Oh that’s just a raven” or something to that affect. The naturalist cleverly noted that in his bird books, he’s never seen any species named…
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Flathead Audubon is pleased to recognize Flathead Electric Co-op for our Conservation Achievement Recognition award. The award plaque was presented at the Flathead Audubon May Potluck meeting. Flathead Electric is one of the most progressive electric cooperatives in Montana and probably in the west and for good reason! A brief mention of the many efforts…
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The Search for Black Swifts A Species of Concern, Inventory Need and Legend presented by Chris Hammond Join us Monday, April 9, 7-9 PM at the Gateway West Community Room, US Highway 2 West, Kalispell, for an informative and entertaining program on Black Swifts. Chris Hammond will discuss this unusual neotropical migrant bird that initiates…
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by Mary Nelesen As you may know, 2018 has been declared the “Year of the Bird”, by National Geographic, along with the National Audubon Society, BirdLife International and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Its purpose is to celebrate the centennial of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act passed in 1918 to protect birds from wanton killing….
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