by Dan Casey Rare and Notables – MAR/APR 2023 Mid-March offered its usual diversity and abundance of waterfowl, with great numbers of geese and ducks throughout the valley (despite the late ice-out). Eurasian Wigeon were seen among the flocks at many sites around the valley, from March 17through April 11. A Eurasian Green-winged Teal at…
Read Moreby Dan Casey Rare and Notables – March-April Although mid-April snows reminded us that winter was not entirely over, winter resident bird species such as Snowy Owl and Bohemian Waxwing departed, and spring migrants (swallows, cranes, waterfowl, shorebirds and more) continued to arrive on schedule throughout the period. Snow Geese were seen throughout the valley,…
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Impact of Habitat Destruction & Fragmentation on Birds presented by Robert Gentry Robert Gentry will be the guest speaker at the Flathead Audubon monthly meeting Monday, January 13 from 7-9 PM in the Gateway West Community Meeting Room in Kalispell. As any birder knows, habitat is critical to birds. Robert will discuss not only how…
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By Kathy Ross. The American Prairie Reserve field trip scheduled for Friday-Sunday, May 20-22, was rerouted because of weather. The trip turned into a fantastic birding exploration of Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge for eleven prairie wanderers. Incredible lightening and rain-filled thunderstorms in the evenings discouraged travel on the Reserve, but not on other magnificant landscapes…
Read MoreBy 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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