Highlights from October 2, 2017 Board Meeting Kay Mitchell is pricing a 2nd vinyl FAS banner to be used by the Education Committee. The hawk watchers have surveyed 26 days and listed over 1800 raptors. Net profits from calendars sales were $2,620 to date. Carole Jorgensen will co-chair Conservation reviews with Lewis Young. The Birds…
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Townsend’s Warbler
by Gail Cleveland It’s November. We are thinking turkeys, chickadees and nuthatches, our permanent fall and winter residents, as well as flocks of waxwings, redpolls and, if we are lucky, a snowy owl. But, it is also good to look forward to the splashes of color and songs of warblers that will return in the…
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November 2017 Program
Cottonwood Ecology in Owen Sowerwine Natural Area presented by Conrad Hedinger, Molly Adams, Sarah Randolph and Brandon Pyron Join Flathead Audubon Society on Monday, November 13, 7:00 PM at the Gateway Community Center, US Hwy 2 West, Kalispell, for a look at the ongoing study of cottonwoods in Owen Sowerwine Natural Area (OSNA), a 442…
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Field Trip Report: Sandhill Crane Tour
By Cory Davis. On Saturday, October 7, twenty-six hardy folks participated in a Sandhill Crane Watching Tour at the West Valley Wetlands just northwest of Kalispell. Denny Olson of Flathead Audubon led the trip that was co-sponsored by Flathead Land Trust, Flathead Audubon and the West Valley Naturalist’s Association. The participants weathered some cold, windy…
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2017 Birdathon Recap
by Bruce Tannehill On June 3, Flathead Audubon members participated in their fifth fundraising Birdathon, with two teams attempting to identify as many bird species as possible on a single day. Participants pursued pledges for one of the teams by phone and in person. Thanks to the generosity of Flathead Audubon members, friends and family,…
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Good News from the Western Front!
by Kay Mitchell The Flathead Land Trust has met its goal in raising 100% of the required $150,000 non-federal match of the $1.4 million project that will permanently protect the West Valley Pond site. The Pond and surrounding farmland provide rich habitat for a very large variety of birds and other wildlife that we all love…
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Conservation Education Corner – October 2017
The Secret of Life? by Denny Olson I guess “contrarian” is my nature. When faced with the obvious, I often do a mental about-face and consider the view from the opposite direction. When something specific happens to me, I sometimes pull back and view the experience through a wide-angle lens – how does this relate…
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October 2017 Chirps and Squawks
Highlights from September, 2017 Board Meeting Learned that the June Birdathon netted us more than we had earlier expected Appointed 4 committee chairs as 1-year directors Received a resignation from the Board from Paula Smith Named Jan Metzmaker as Publicity Chair Heard a list of programs for the new program year and suggested additional possibilities…
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Ring-necked Pheasant
by Ben Long Big. Loud. Gaudy. Such are the adjectives that describe the Ring-necked Pheasant. Popular is another. Another is “tasty.” Ring-necked Pheasants are our most ornamental game bird. Some people call them “Chinese” Pheasants, since they are native to Asia, not North America. The first Pheasants in North America were released in Oregon in…
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Spring/Summer 2017 Field Trips Recap
by Cory Davis and Kathy Ross It was another full and exciting spring and summer for birdwatching in the Flathead Valley. We had a lot of fun, observed some excellent birds (lifers anyone?), and saw some beautiful country. Thank you to all of our wonderful and dedicated field trip leaders! Earth Day 2017, April 22:…
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