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…
Read MoreField Trip Report: Alvord Lake Community Forest Celebration
By Linda Winnie. Neighbors, supporters, and partners of the Alvord Lake Community Forest Project gathered July 8 at Alvord Lake’s Outdoor Classroom near Troy, MT, to celebrate the Vital Ground Foundation’s completion of the project and the establishment of this unique Community Forest. FAS had organized a carpool from Kalispell for those travelling to the…
Read MoreJewel Basin Hawk Watch Volunteers Needed – Volunteer Orientation Sept 10
By Gael Bissell. This fall’s Jewel Basin Hawk Watch kicks off the last week in August and will continue through October (as long as weather permits). We need volunteer bird watchers to sign up and help monitor raptor migration almost every day. This is the 9th year of the raptor count on the Swan Ridge…
Read MoreField Trip Report: Going Batty
By Lewis Young. Thirty-three people, including local hosts Leslie Kehoe and Bob Lee, gathered on August 12 at Kehoe’s Agate Shop, which once again was a wonderful setting for the bat trip. Before the bats began to fly at dusk, bat researchers discussed general bat biology and ecology and demonstrated bat radio transmitters and tracking….
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HAWKWATCH IS LOOKING FOR SHORT-TERM LOAN OF SMALL CAMPER. Flathead Audubon would like to borrow a small hard-sided camper this fall for about 6 weeks for its Jewel Basin Hawkwatch Project. The camper will be placed near the Jewel Basin trailhead during thisperiod for the overnight use of Hawkwatch volunteers. These volunteers climb up the…
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