Kalispell CBC 2019 Results

By Jake BramanteFebruary 13, 2020February 10, 2020 Birding American Goldfinch, Blue Jay, Christmas Bird Count, Gray Partridge, Great Horned Owl, Pine Grosbeak, Red Crossbill, Ring-necked Duck, Rock Pigeon, Ruffed Grouse, White-breasted Nuthatch, Wild Turkey

by Pete Fisher The 21st Kalispell Christmas Bird Count was held on Sunday, December 29, 2019. Milder than usual weather (28-32 degrees F) and minimal snow cover (1 inch) made for an interesting count. The “Flathead Gull Sanctuary” (The Dump) was fruitful this year, providing five gull species. These included the count’s first ever Lesser…

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…

Eureka Christmas Bird Count 2018 Results

By Jake BramanteFebruary 15, 2019February 6, 2019 Birding Bald Eagle, Blue Jay, Bohemian Waxwing, Canada Goose, Cedar Waxwing, Christmas Bird Count, Common Merganser, Common Raven, Dark-eyed Junco, European Starling, Hooded Merganser, House Sparrow, Mallard, Northern Shrike, Red Crossbill, Ruffed Grouse, Wild Turkey

The 26th annual Eureka Christmas bird count was held on Saturday, December 15 in mild weather that ranged from 31˚F to 41˚F. A record 33 field observers and 16 feeder watchers recorded 61 species and 4953 individual birds. The 61 species tied the fifth highest total in our history and the number of individuals was…

Red Crossbill

By Flathead AudubonJuly 10, 2014November 3, 2015 Bird of the Month Bird of the Month, House Finch, Red Crossbill

By Jeannie Marcure One of the many things I love about bird watching is the continual opportunity to learn new and surprising things—even about some of the most regular visitors to my feeders. One of these opportunities (I call them AH-HAH MOMENTS!) occurred last May when I began to notice an unusual bird at my…