Lesser Scaup

By Jake BramanteOctober 1, 2020October 1, 2020 Bird of the Month Green-winged Teal, Ring-necked Duck

Little Blue Bill — the Lesser Scaup by Darcy Thomas Little Blue Bill emerged from the water with a crayfish in his bill and swam to the edge of the lake near a grassy bank. In a sudden frenzy of splashing water, a Red Fox pounced upon his neck and pulled him from the water….

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…

Eureka CBC 2017 Report

By Jake BramanteFebruary 20, 2018January 29, 2018 News American Coot, American Wigeon, Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jay, Brown Creeper, Canada Goose, Chipping Sparrow, Christmas Bird Count, Common Raven, European Starling, Killdeer, Pygmy Nuthatch, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, Wild Turkey

by Lewis Young, compiler The 25th annual Eureka Christmas Bird Count was held on Saturday, December 16 in mild weather that ranged from 22F to 35F. Twenty-two field observers and 15 feeder watchers recorded 69 species and 2779 individual birds. The 69 species were the second highest total in our history. Three new species were…

Field Trip Report: Lost Trail NWR

By Linda WinnieJuly 24, 2016July 16, 2016 Activities and Field Trips Bald Eagle, Brewer's Blackbird, Bufflehead, Cassin's Vireo, Chipping Sparrow, Common Goldeneye, Common Yellowthroat, Eared Grebe, Killdeer, Northern Shoveler, Red-necked Grebe, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, Sandhill Crane, Trumpeter Swan, Turkey Vulture, Vesper Sparrow, Warbling Vireo, Western Tanager, Western Wood-Pewee, Willow Flycatcher

By Margaret Parodi. Seventeen people participated in the Flathead Audubon field trip to the Lost Trail National Wildlife Refuge (northwest of Marion) on June 19. Participants met at the refuge headquarters at 8:30 am. The day was cool, breezy, and sunny, with morning temperature in the lower 50’s, later reaching a high of 65 degrees. The…

New species at Owen-Sowerwine

By Jake BramanteDecember 28, 2015December 7, 2015 Conservation, News American Coot, Merlin, Northern Shrike, OSNA Bird List, Ring-necked Duck, Sandhill Crane, Spotted Towhee, Townsend's Solitaire

15 new species have been added to the bird list for Owen Sowerwine Natural Area! Twelve of the added species are the result of some detective work by our new Keeper of the OSNA List, Shawn Richmond. When Shawn took on this new job in November, she began digging into the ebird records for observation…

Redhead

By Flathead AudubonJuly 8, 2014November 3, 2015 Bird of the Month American Wigeon, Bird of the Month, Mallard, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck

By Gael Bissell Each spring, just after the ice melts and the bulk of the Northern Pintails and American Wigeon pass through our waters, I quickly look for the brightly colored Redheads (Aythya americana). I am not sure why I like these particular waterfowl; perhaps it’s because when I see them in the Flathead Valley,…