As your President Elect, I am looking forward to the upcoming year and all of our plans to accomplish great conservation and education work for the benefit of birds and the world they live in. This year we say good-bye to Cory Davis, who is moving away from the Flathead to pursue a job with…
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In honor of our late friend Lewis Young. – Wildlife Biologist and Bat Lover First published in April 2016 Hoary Bat by Lewis Young The Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinerus) is one of the most striking and recognizable bats in North America. It is the largest in Montana and one of the largest in the U.S….
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Rare and Notables – May-August 2023 Spring migrants were generally late and in low overall abundance. An abnormally hot dry summer still provided a few surprises, with the first local record of a Red-headed Woodpecker near Kalispell, the seventh local record of a Yellow-breasted Chat (in Somers), an intriguing summer sighting of a Broad-winged Hawk…
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by Cory Davis Each spring, FAS elects officers and directors for their dedication and leadership. This year is no exception, and we have an impressive list of candidates for consideration. FAS elects officers for a two-year term, alternating with president and vice president one year, and secretary and treasurer the next. This is the year…
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Presented By Sneed Collard III Sneed B. Collard III, acclaimed author of more than 90 books for young people, will be the featured speaker at the Monday, Sept. 11 meeting of the Flathead Audubon Society at 7 p.m. (There won’t be a virtual component to this meeting). Sneed is a popular award-winning speaker and has…
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Here at Flathead Audubon, we’re passionate about birds, which of course means we have to include a passion about their life support system, namely their habitats and food. We’ve been telling this story for over 20 years, and recently produced a 23-minute video on the relationships between native birds, which eat native insects, which eat…
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