To participate in a Christmas Bird Count, contact the listed person. Count Date Contact Information Bigfork Saturday, Dec 16 Craig Hohenberger, asoleado2003@yahoo.com 406-890-1629 Upper Swan Saturday, Dec 16 Luke Lamar, luke@svconnections.org, 406-754-3137 or 406-754-2965 Libby Saturday, Dec 16 Gene Reckin, gnreckin@gmail.com, Home: 406-293-9344 or Cell: 406-291-8482 Eureka Saturday, Dec 16 Lewis & Lynda Young, llyoung@interbel.net,…
Read MoreChristmas Bird Counts in the Flathead and Early Winter Birds Presented by Pete Fisher and Craig Hohenberger As we roll into December, it is once again Christmas Bird Count (CBC) time! Join compilers Craig Hohenberger and Pete Fisher on Monday, December 11 for a presentation that will combine summaries of trends, some “virtual birding” and…
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by Gael Bissell and Cory Davis We are excited to present our first 2017 Conservation Achievement Recognition to Steve Gniadek who is clearly one of the most dedicated conservation-minded people in the Flathead. Steve, who has assimilated extensive and diverse wildlife experiences throughout his career, is now a happily retired wildlife biologist living in the…
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by Lewis Young, compiler The 24nd annual Eureka Christmas bird count was held on Saturday December 17 in bitter cold weather that ranged from -17F to +3F. Twelve hardy people went to the field and 16 people counted at their feeders. Fifty-two species and 2206 individual birds were recorded. There were record high counts for…
Read Moreby Don Jones Troy held its Christmas Bird count on Saturday December 31st 2016. Weather started off clear and cold (6 degrees) and ended with mostly cloudy (26 degrees). We had 23 Field participants and 5 feeder watchers. Species count matched last year at 48 species for count day and 3 for count week (Cedar…
Read Moreby Gene Rekin The 47th Libby Christmas bird count took place December 17 with 10 field observers and 4 feeder watchers. The day was partly cloudy to clear with a low in the morning of -9 degrees and an afternoon high of +6, a trying day for man and feathered friends alike. Thankfully there…
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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,…
Read Moreby Craig Hohenberger The 43rd annual Bigfork Christmas Bird Count was held Saturday, December 17th, under cloudy skies with very cold conditions; temperatures ranged from -16 to 7 above. There was a limited amount of open water (less than 10%), and much of Flathead Lake was plagued by surface fog. Thirty-three volunteer participants counted 12,459…
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It’s that time of year for the largest citizen science project, the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count. All around the world, people are getting together to get outside and count birds in their areas. Here in Northwest Montana, we’ve got quite a few Christmas Bird Counts. Check below for locations and dates. To participate in…
Read MoreChristmas Bird Counts in the Valley and Across the State As we roll into December, it is once again Christmas Bird Count (CBC) time! Join compilers Craig Hohenberger and Pete Fisher on Monday, December 12th for a presentation that will combine summaries of trends, some “virtual birding” and a wide variety of photos to help…
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