Highlights from January 2016 Board Meeting: Heard Treasurer’s Report that generous donations and memberships continue to arrive and that a full report will be emailed to board members. Heard Education Committee report that more work with Flathead High School is expected. New Conservation Educator Lisa Flowers reported she had a good transition with Patti Mason…
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By Linda de Kort One of the most distinctive birds we will see returning to valley wetlands this spring are Black-necked Stilts (Himantopus mexicanus). They will be coming from wintering grounds on the California coast and Central America. You can’t miss them. They have a striking plumage of contrasting glossy black above and snowy white…
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46th ANNUAL LIBBY CBC By: Gene Reckin The 46th Libby Christmas b7ird count took place on December 19th with 12 observers. The day was mostly overcast with a low of 25 degrees and a high of 36 with no wind and light to heavy snowfall in the afternoon. Thirty-five species and a total of 1650…
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By Elizabeth Pennisi Northern Arizona Audubon Society Newsletter Nov/Dec 2015 Humans use it hoping for a kiss. A surprising number of bird species use it as a food source and a nesting site. In fact, the name came from people who observed that it often would grow in places where birds had left their droppings….
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by the American Bird Conservancy Collisions with glass windows kill hundreds of millions of birds each year in the United States, but thanks to American Bird Conservancy’s new Bird-Smart Glass Program, a list of 18 tested, proven products is now available to help homeowners and architects identify simple but effective solutions to stop birds from…
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The Mission Valley Charismatic Curlews, Citizen Counters, and Conservation Collaboration The Mission Valley is one of rich and varied habitats, diverse and complicated land ownership, and growing development pressures. Over the past few years, Montana Audubon and key partners in the area, such as Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes biologists, have built a collaboration focusing…
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Updated The annual Bird Festival is fast approaching. You should have received your registration brochure by now, so please register early by mailing the registration page or go online at www.mtaudubon.org. Field trips are already filling up—while still plenty of options available, but you may not get your first choice. If you’re registering online, you…
Read Moreby Pete Fisher The 17th annual Kalispell CBC was held on January 3, 2016. Forty-one intrepid field observers braved single digit temperatures to count 78 species of bird. Five feeder watchers contributed data as well. A major highlight was a dark-phase Gyrfalcon found at West Valley Ponds (junction of West Springcreek Road and Clark Road). …
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The Great Backyard Bird Count is an annual four-day event on February 12-15, 2016 that engages birds watchers of all ages in counting birds to create a real-time snapshot where the birds are. GBBC checklists can be accepted from anywhere in the world! Everyone is welcome—from beginning bird watchers to experts. It takes a little as…
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by Lewis Young The 23nd annual Eureka Christmas bird count was held on Sunday December 20 in mild weather. We are one of about 30 counts in Montana that are part of National Audubon Society’s long running citizen science Christmas Bird Counts. Twenty people went to the field and 19 people counted at their feeders. …
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