Highlights from the December 7, 2020 Board of Directors Meeting Treasurer Rod Wallette will complete the Montana Audubon Wildlife Grant application, which would be used to help fund Jewel Basin Hawk Watch 2021. Larry Berrin, Executive Director for Montana Audubon, joined the meeting to update on the status of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. The…
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February 2021 Program
Instrumented Bird Nest Boxes and Wildlife Tracking Technologies presented by Doug Bonham (watch a replay of the presentation over here) Doug Bonham started birding in Maryland in 1966 with a guy named Chandler Robbins who had the audacity to publish a bird field guide to compete with what was then the only bird field guide…
Read MoreMontana’s 67th Legislature Will Convene January 4th
by Amy Seaman, Montana Audubon The 67th Montana Legislature is setting up to be like no other. Major changes in the legislature’s make up make it hard to know what to expect. And Covid precautions will mean that our physical presence in the Capitol halls will be limited. But we are not backing down from…
Read MoreJanuary 2021 Program
Montana’s Amazing Native Fish: where truth is stranger than fiction presented by Beth Gardner (watch a replay of the presentation over here) Have you ever heard of fish that doesn’t like to swim? Or how about the one so primitive and bizarre that it is surely a ghost from very ancient times? Beth has picked…
Read MoreDecember 2020 Chirps and Squawks
Highlights from the November 2nd, 2020 Board of Directors Meeting Gael Bissell will submit comments for Flathead Audubon related to the proposal to make modifications in Lawrence Park. She will also submit comments to FWP for the proposed purchase by Flathead Land Trust, for a Conservation Easement in Bad Rock Canyon. Joe Batts noted that…
Read MoreOctober 2020 presentation on Hummingbirds available for replay!
Our October meeting featured the knowledgable Bret Tobalske, Professor of Organismal Biology, Ecology and Evolution in the Division of Biological Sciences at the University of Montana, is now available online! His excellent presentation on hummingbird flight was captivating as Bret navigated the technicalities of his research in an easy to understand and fascinating talk. His…
Read MoreDecember 2020 Program
Capturing Forest Birds in the Land of the Mayans presented by Cory Davis Cory Davis is a Research Associate at the University of Montana who spent many years studying birds throughout the western US and occasionally abroad. He will share stories and photos from a project he assisted with for the Smithsonian Institution in Belize…
Read MoreNovember 2020 Chirps and Squawks
Highlights from the October 5, 2020 Board of Directors Meeting Executive Committee will meet to assess the Great Fish results, decide about future participation, and make a plan to improve our performance. They will also meet with WFCF to obtain information about setting up the structure to receive endowments through WFCF. Following these meetings, work…
Read MoreOnline Auction to Benefit Birds and Conservation
By Constanza von der Pahlen, Flathead River to Lake Initiative and Flathead Lakers. A beautiful wooden boat restored by Greg McCormick, Polson, is for sale through an online auction to benefit the Bad Rock Canyon Conservation Project. The 1953 Century Resorter, an 18′ boat, is ready to float Flathead Lake! The Bad Rock Canyon Conservation Project…
Read MoreWest Valley Naturalists Announce New Website
from Linda de Kort We are excited to announce a web site for the West Valley Naturalists. This group began about ten years ago as a spin off from a “More Kids in the Woods” grant written by Teresa Wenum at USFS and administered by Flathead Audubon. We hold programs (up until the pandemic) at…
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