Presented by Victoria Dreitz Dr. Victoria Dreitz, Director of the Avian Science Center and Professor in Wildlife Biology, will be the featured speaker at the Monday, April 10 meeting of the Flathead Audubon Society at 7 p.m. (See below on how to join in person and online via Zoom). Her presentation will cover her research…
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March 2023 presentation on non-invasive monitoring techniques of Harlequin Ducks available for replay!
At our March 2023 General Meeting, Holli Holmes, University of Montana Masters student and wildlife technician at Glacier National Park shared her project to detect Harlequin Ducks. Historically, detection of Harlequin Ducks has been primarily done with boots on the ground surveys that are expensive, time consuming, and almost impossible with many whitewater creeks. Using…
Read More2023 Long-Billed Curlew Citizen Science Survey
by Amy Seaman, Director of Policy & Science – Montana Audubon Are you ready to hear the ‘currlleeee’ of the Long-billed Curlew? Well, grab your binoculars and get ready, because curlew season is just around the corner! These charismatic shorebirds will be trickling back into the state in early April and we need your help…
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Conservation Corner – Whitebark pine listed as a threatened species…good news?
by Carole Jorgensen On Dec. 14, 2022, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) listed whitebark pine as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). More than 100 species utilize whitebark pine including Hairy Woodpeckers, Cassin’s Finch, Mountain Chickadees, Pine Grosbeaks, bears, and importantly, Clark’s Nutcrackers who are responsible for a majority of…
Read MoreRemoving Non-native Plants and Shrubs
by Pam Willison, Owen Sowerwine Chairperson When we do “invasives” work in the Owen Sowerwine area, our goal is to diminish the impact these non-native plants and shrubs have on the native plants and shrubs, and thereby improve the food sources and habitat for the birds and critters who live there. It’s also important to…
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