presented by Aaron Wirsing Aaron Wirsing will be the featured speaker at the Monday, December 13 virtual meeting of the Flathead Audubon Society at 7 PM (See below for how to join the Zoom meeting.) He received his undergraduate degree from Bowdoin College and graduate degrees from the University of Idaho (MS) and Simon Fraser…
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At our November 2021 general meeting, David Manuwal presented an extensive list of ornithologists and wildlife biologists who served in the military at some point in their lives. As he states, the life of a veteran really seems like multiple lives. We are grateful for their military service as well as their service to conservation….
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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 Big Sky Watershed Corps member Peter Dudley Montana Audubon was back on the Missouri and Madison Rivers for Black-billed Cuckoo and avian surveys this summer, after a great pilot year in 2020. For nearly a decade, we have carried out land bird monitoring in partnership with the University of Montana Bird Ecology Lab (UMBEL)…
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by Darcy Thomas A morning of bird watching at Smith Lake in Kila was very successful September 8 with eleven birders joining Darcy Thomas around the lake. Two were visiting from out-of-state and the youngest was only 5 years old. It was a bit chilly at 41 degrees when we started but warmed up comfortably…
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by Denny Olson The Planetary Story: Part One. Very, very long ago and not so far away, a giant blob of rock and iron cooled, water pooled over much of its surface, and somehow, green things that reproduce themselves populated the water and the land, oxygenating the thin skin of atmosphere. Plants didn’t need anything…
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Highlights from the October 4, 2021 Board of Directors Meeting Gael Bissell reported making progress on the proposed Conservation Easement (CE) being written for Owen Sowerwine, and is working with Montana Audubon regarding a capital campaign for our contribution to the cost. The Board authorized her to complete a partner contribution statement for the NAWCA…
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by Pam Willison, OSNA Chairperson Ten hearty volunteers arrived at Owen Sowerwine on October 9th and spent about 3 hours on various projects. It started as a crisp and chilly morning, but gave way to some sunshine and the slightly warmer temperatures as they got to work. Thank you so much to everyone! Rod, Cory,…
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by Kathy Ross To kick off activities for Flathead Audubon Birds of Prey week, workshops were held at Montana Wild Wings Raptor Recovery Center on September. 11 and 14. The enthusiastic participants enjoyed a wealth of information about the most abundant migrating raptors of Jewel Basin Hawkwatch site. A beautiful Sharp-shinned and a Coopers hawk,…
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by Darcy Thomas and Pam Willison Darcy Thomas represented Flathead Audubon at the Forestry Fair in Riverfront Park in Libby on September 24. The fair was sponsored by the Kootenai Forest Stakeholders Coalition. Darcy set up an educational table and provided information about forestry birds. Many people stopped to talk about birds and forest conservation,…
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