As well described at the February FAS program, Montana’s waters are at high risk from aquatic invasive species such as the non-native mussels found last summer in eastern Montana. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks has proposed amendments to rules that outline new regulations needed in the battle to contain, detect and prevent the risk of…
Read MoreSpring 2017 Montana Audubon Legislative Update
7by Amy Seaman, Conservation Program Manager, Montana Audubon The legislature is moving ahead at a rapid pace. We have already testified on 24 bills (supporting 13 and opposing 11), held one citizen lobby day and as you may have heard, contributed to a highly successful public lands rally: on January 30th, the capital was packed…
Read MoreOlive-sided Flycatcher
A Novel Voice of the Boreal Forest by Kathy Ross It was an early spring morning in Glacier Park backcountry. Along with a group of researchers, I stood mesmerized by the drama we were witnessing. In the tall, grassy, wet meadow below us, a gray wolf unrelentingly chased a distraught cow moose. The intense scene…
Read MoreMarch 2017 Program
Denny’s Favorite Oddball Bird Stories Presented by Denny Olson Denny Olson, Flathead Audubon Conservation Educator, will present the Monday, March 13 program. Using “bet you didn’t know this!” stories about his distant feathered relatives, Denny will “edutain” us with audience participation, surprise, humor and some very interesting lore about birds. He will also attempt to…
Read MoreTom Ulrich Remembered
by Linda de Kort At our last general meeting, our president Kay Mitchell led us in a moment of silence for a dear friend to Flathead Audubon, Tom Ulrich. Tom died of a very aggressive form of leukemia on Friday, February 10th at the Siteman Cancer Center in St. Louis, Missouri. The love of his life, Linda Martin, was by his side….
Read MoreEureka CBC 2016 Report
by Lewis Young, compiler The 24nd annual Eureka Christmas bird count was held on Saturday December 17 in bitter cold weather that ranged from -17F to +3F. Twelve hardy people went to the field and 16 people counted at their feeders. Fifty-two species and 2206 individual birds were recorded. There were record high counts for…
Read MoreTroy CBC 2016 Report
by Don Jones Troy held its Christmas Bird count on Saturday December 31st 2016. Weather started off clear and cold (6 degrees) and ended with mostly cloudy (26 degrees). We had 23 Field participants and 5 feeder watchers. Species count matched last year at 48 species for count day and 3 for count week (Cedar…
Read MoreLibby CBC 2016 Report
by Gene Rekin The 47th Libby Christmas bird count took place December 17 with 10 field observers and 4 feeder watchers. The day was partly cloudy to clear with a low in the morning of -9 degrees and an afternoon high of +6, a trying day for man and feathered friends alike. Thankfully there…
Read MoreNinepipes CBC 2016 Report
by Brian Williams The Ninepipes Christmas Bird Count was held on Sunday, 18 December 2016. Sixteen observers braved the single-digit weather and treacherous roads to count birds. The deep cold made open water scarce and held our total species down a bit from 5 and 10 year averages, but we found some excellent birds. Short-eared…
Read MoreGlacier National Park CBC 2016 Report
by Lisa Bate This year’s Christmas Bird Count in Glacier was fantastic! We had a number of rare birds, first-time birds, unusual birds for this time of the year, and some new high counts for species. It was also 25 degrees warmer than the morning before (minus 15° F) and we had light, fluffy snow,…
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