Troy CBC 2019 Results

By Jake BramanteFebruary 12, 2020February 10, 2020 Birding Black-billed Magpie, Christmas Bird Count, White-breasted Nuthatch

by Don Jones We had to move Troy’s count from Saturday to Sunday (21st) due to the onslaught of rain. Although we lost some counters, we gained a couple more and the weather was much improved which made for better birding. I believe we had 12 people in the field and 5 feeder watchers. Temps…

Conservation Educator’s Niche – December 2019

By Jake BramanteDecember 9, 2019November 23, 2019 Lifelong Learning American Wigeon, Black-billed Magpie, Bohemian Waxwings, Brewer's Blackbird, Cedar Waxwing, Common Loon, Common Yellowthroat, Long-billed Curlew, Merlin, Northern Shrike, Red Crossbill, Red-naped Sapsucker, Song Sparrow, Townsend's Solitaire, Yellow Warbler

The Meta-Threat by Dennis Olson In the last Pileated Post, FAS Board member Carole Jorgensen and Post Editor Lewis Young wrote two wonderful short summaries of two separate “meta-studies” – regarding the 29% decline in North American bird populations in the last 50 years, and, respectively, an Audubon study outlining the 64% of North American…

Troy Christmas Bird Count 2018 Results

By Jake BramanteFebruary 16, 2019February 6, 2019 Birding Black-billed Magpie, Christmas Bird Count, Great Horned Owl, Red-winged Blackbird, Sharp-shinned Hawk, White-breasted Nuthatch, Wilson's Snipe

Troy’s CBC was held on December 15. Weather was mild with Temps ranging between 33˚ and 39˚F. Snow was essentially non-existent except for our higher elevations to the east and west. Thirteen field observers participated with four feeder watchers. Species total was 51 for count day and 58 for count week. Usually we have our…

Ninepipes CBC 2016 Report

By Jake BramanteFebruary 23, 2017February 20, 2017 News American Crow, American Dipper, American Goldfinch, American Kestrel, American Robin, American Wigeon, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Black-billed Magpie, Black-capped Chickadee, Bohemian Waxwing, Bufflehead, Canada Goose, Cedar Waxwing, Common Goldeneye, Common Merganser, Common Raven, Dark-eyed Junco, Downy Woodpecker, European Starling, Gray Partridge, Great Blue Heron, Hooded Merganser, House Finch, House Sparrow

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…

Glacier National Park CBC 2016 Report

By Jake BramanteFebruary 22, 2017February 20, 2017 News American Robin, Black-billed Magpie, Christmas Bird Count, Merlin, Sharp-shinned Hawk, White-breasted Nuthatch

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,…

Kalispell CBC 2016 Report

By Jake BramanteFebruary 20, 2017 News American Coot, American Crow, American Dipper, American Goldfinch, American Kestrel, American Robin, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Black-billed Magpie, Black-capped Chickadee, Bohemian Waxwing, Brewer's Blackbird, Brown Creeper, Bufflehead, Canada Goose, Cedar Waxwing, Common Goldeneye, Common Merganser, Common Raven, Dark-eyed Junco, Downy Woodpecker, European Starling, Gray Jay, Gray Partridge, Great Blue Heron

by Pete Fisher The 18th annual Kalispell Christmas Bird Count (CBC) was held on January 1, 2017. Twenty-eight intrepid field observers braved wind and drifting snow to count 75 species of bird. Four feeder watchers contributed data as well. Major highlights were an Iceland Gull at the Flathead Dump and a Northern Saw-whet Owl at…

Black-billed Magpie

By Flathead AudubonJuly 8, 2014November 3, 2015 Bird of the Month American Crow, Bird of the Month, Black-billed Magpie, Blue Jay, Common Raven

By Denise Hester “WOW! What is that bird?” These are often the words of amazement uttered by a first-time-from-back-east visitor to the Flathead Valley when they first see a Black-billed Magpie. While it is a large eye-catching black and white bird ( 17 1/2 -22″/44-56 cm) with a dark bill, head, breast, and under parts,…