Montana Audubon, in partnership with Last Chance Audubon is pleased to announce Tiffany Kersten as the keynote speaker for the 2024 Wings Across the Big Sky Birding Festival! Birdie Big Year: Elevating Women Birders Tiffany Kersten didn’t set out to do a Big Year, but after a series of unanticipated and serendipitous events, she suddenly…
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2024 Montana Audubon Citizen Science Projects
by Lauren Smith, MT Audubon Communications Specialist Help contribute valuable observations to science – and have a great time doing it! Montana Audubon is recruiting volunteers to help with four different surveys this year, including a new project surveying for Screech-owls. 2024 Montana Audubon Citizen Science Projects: Curlew training is scheduled for March 26, 6:30pm,…
Read MoreConservation Corner – March 2024
Avian Influenza on the Rise by Carole Jorgensen Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks (MTFWP) has noted an increase in the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), commonly known as bird flu and pigeon paramyxovirus, a naturally occurring virus that has also been documented in Montana recently. The National Audubon Society has previously discussed impacts of HPAI. The…
Read MoreMarch 2024 Chirps and Squawks
Highlights from the February 5, 2024, Board of Directors Meeting Nongame Wildlife Tax Check-off When filling out your Montana tax form this year, think “wildlife” by donating to the Nongame Wildlife Program, found on Form 2, page 11, under Contributions. If your taxes are prepared, tell your accountant that you want to donate to wildlife!…
Read MoreFlathead Audubon Merch/Swag news!
Want to display your love for birds and bird conservation? Think that our Pileated Woodpecker logo would look great on a hat, on your head? We’ve got great news! Flathead Audubon swag is here! Baseball caps, warm thermal beanies, and visors will be available for purchase at the March 11 general meeting. We are also…
Read MorePeeps from the President – March 2024
by Darcy Thomas On her birthday for every year of her childhood, my firstborn daughter, Ceinwen, desired a wish that could not be. She longed to have a spring birthday. But she was born on March 19 and technically that is still winter. Further, being nine days overdue, she should have been more of a…
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