by Margaret Parodi and Kathy Ross The day dawned cloudy and cold (22 degrees) and fortunately there was little wind. We had a good turnout of birders. Some open water helped our observation and hearing of 26 different species. Two American Dippers were jumping around in the creek and singing near the hatchery building. Six…
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by Darcy Thomas A group of 12 bird lovers participated in the Sandhill Crane Viewing at the West Valley ponds just north of Kalispell. Darcy Thomas led the group which saw over 250 Sandhill Cranes. From the Bird and Wildlife Viewing Area a large group of cranes grazed in the agricultural fields very near the…
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By Cory Davis. On Saturday, October 7, twenty-six hardy folks participated in a Sandhill Crane Watching Tour at the West Valley Wetlands just northwest of Kalispell. Denny Olson of Flathead Audubon led the trip that was co-sponsored by Flathead Land Trust, Flathead Audubon and the West Valley Naturalist’s Association. The participants weathered some cold, windy…
Read MoreBy Jeanette Oliver. The Owen Sowerwine Natural Area includes a strip on the north side of Leisure Island adjoining the property of Jeanette Oliver. North of this is a branch of the Stillwater River which is largely dry in the late summer and fall. And North of this is the…
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By Cory Davis & Linda Winnie. Six intrepid raptor enthusiasts climbed to the top of Mount Aeneas in the Jewel Basin on September 17, to the site of the Jewel Basin Hawk Watch. There they joined primary Hawk Watch observer Dan Casey to help count migrating hawks as they pass by the high Aeneas ridge….
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by Steve Gniadek Despite low clouds, poor visibility and intermittent rain, over 25 people showed up for the Flathead Audubon field trip to observe migrating golden eagles from the Lake McDonald Lodge parking lot in Glacier NP on Sunday afternoon October 9. No migrants were seen due to the cloud cover. Since this was near the peak…
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