GO GOSHAWK! By Ben Long Some birders prefer pretty, showy waterfowl. Some like little perching birds that sing so lovely. Some of us go for goshawks, because they are enormously gifted predators, and dress the part. The Northern Goshawk is the largest of the tribe of hawks called accipiter. These are the fighter jets of the…
Read MoreOctober 2016 Program
Bird Habitat Conservation by Flathead Land Trust and Partners Our Current Effort to Protect Sandhill Crane Habitat Laura Katzman of the Flathead Land Trust will be the featured speaker at Flathead Audubon’s meet- ing on Monday, October 10. Laura will talk about bird habitat conservation accomplishments on over 750 acres in the Flathead and Mission…
Read MoreLisa Bate Wins Jack Potter Award
Adapted from Headwater Montana announcement Lisa Bate, Glacier National Park wildlife biologist (and Flathead Audubon Member) has been awarded the Jack Potter Glacier National Park Stewardship Award. established to promote stewardship of Glacier Park’s spectacular natural resources. Lisa exemplifies the key attributes behind the Stewardship Award. She loves the Park, and she works intelligently and…
Read MoreAnnual May Potluck – 2016
By Marylane Pannell The Whitefish Community Center was the location for our annual potluck dinner and FAS membership meeting on May 9, 2016. After several announcements Kay Mitchell, President of FAS, gave the 2015-2016 annual report. She included comments on the following: Hawk Watch; our new treasurer, Joe Batts; OSNA; meeting programs; our education program…
Read MoreConservation Education Corner – September 2016
Changes by Denny Olson FAS Conservation Educator I spent four years as a member of Flathead Audubon’s Board of Directors and Chair of the Education Committee. It has been a wonderful time – not just because this is by far the most committed, hard-working board I have ever experienced, or because together we generated two…
Read MoreSeptember 2016 Chirps and Squawks
Highlights from May and June 2016 Board Meetings May Board Highlights Approved adding Bruce Tannehill to accounts access to facilitate financial reviews. Heard report on Wiley Dike observation blind that the piers are now set although it took more than original-ly planned and that it is ready to begin construction of the superstructure….
Read MorePresident’s Message – Fall 2016
Hi Birdwatching partners! I hope each of you has had a great summer, filled with feathers of every color in the rainbow. Welcome to a brand new season of Flathead Audubon. We plan to bring you a wide variety of activities based around our local Flathead birds. We have already kicked things off with our…
Read MorePied-billed Grebe
THE PIED-BILLED GREBE: PART BIRD – PART SUBMARINE By John Hughes Often described as a floating chicken because of its blocky head and high, short bill, the Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, is my favorite species of waterfowl. It is the first bird I seek out when visiting a wetlands, pond or marsh, and I’m disappointed…
Read MoreSeptember 2016 Program
Montana Birds and Birders in the 21st Century: There’s an App for That! Presented by Dan Casey The relationship between birding and conservation has matured in many ways over the past three decades. Priorities have been established, partnerships formed, and opportunities for birders to engage in data collection and conservation action continue to increase. With…
Read MoreField Trip Report: Exploring the Island Portions of OSNA
By Jeanette Oliver. On the morning of Saturday August 2016, fourteen of us met at the home of Jeanette Oliver. After a brief discussion about birds of the area, we walked along a narrow strip of OSNA that lies on Leisure Island. Our emphasis was on lowland and floodplain vegetation. The lowland forest is…
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