by William Blake, MPG Ranch The MPG Ranch in the Bitterroot Valley just found out that one of our Common Nighthawks was detected some 3400+ miles away in Colombia during fall migration! Kate Stone banded this adult male (see picture) on 8/21 in the shrubby draws of MPG Ranch (in an area we commonly call…
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Our January meeting featured the fantastically knowledgable Beth Gardner. She used her expertise as a fisheries biologist coupled with her sense of humor to show us the fun insights of our native fish. If you thought that wonderful, mysterious fish only existed in coral reefs or in the extreme depths of the ocean, you have…
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Our February meeting featured Doug Bonham who has a long history of creating tracking and monitoring devices for animals from owls to tree kangaroos. At our online meeting in February, he gave a wonderful history of tracking technologies as well as his new project that he’s very excited about, bird nest box instrumentation. This recent…
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STATE and NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES IN FULL SWING by FAS Conservation Committee Stay Informed, Sign Up For Alerts, Send In Your Comments! The Montana and U.S. legislative bodies are very busy now and wildlife and habitat related decisions are being made very very rapidly. That’s a good sign for you to be busy as well! …
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by Margaret Parodi and Kathy Ross You Can Be Part Of The Team—Every Bird Counts The 24th annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) will take place February 12-15, 2021. The GBBC is a free, fun and easy nationwide event that engages bird appreciators of all ages in counting birds to create a real time snapshot…
Read Moreby Carmen Borchelt The 2021 legislative session has begun! Montana Audubon will lobby in our efforts to protect birds, other wildlife, and their habitats. As you may expect, the 2021 session is going to be very different by allowing Montanans the ability to testify without traveling to Helena. MT Audubon is ready. We just delivered…
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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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by Kat Peterson As birders, we search out extraordinary birds, whether that be a quick glimpse at a rare and elusive bird or to visually dissect beautiful plumage. The latter is just what is in store for us who are lucky enough to view a striking male Wood Duck (Aix sponsa). This small dabbling duck…
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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…
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by Denny Olson At my house, during this tumultuous year, unlike anything any of us has seen before, prompted a good-natured by-word that has been used for a lot of laughs at bizarre and sometimes semi-tragic times. “What NOW?” There have been many adaptations to life in general, and with most everyone sequestered, we at…
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