Eureka CBC 2017 Report

By Jake BramanteFebruary 20, 2018January 29, 2018 News American Coot, American Wigeon, Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jay, Brown Creeper, Canada Goose, Chipping Sparrow, Christmas Bird Count, Common Raven, European Starling, Killdeer, Pygmy Nuthatch, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, Wild Turkey

by Lewis Young, compiler The 25th annual Eureka Christmas Bird Count was held on Saturday, December 16 in mild weather that ranged from 22F to 35F. Twenty-two field observers and 15 feeder watchers recorded 69 species and 2779 individual birds. The 69 species were the second highest total in our history. Three new species were…

Kalispell CBC 2016 Report

By Jake BramanteFebruary 20, 2017 News American Coot, American Crow, American Dipper, American Goldfinch, American Kestrel, American Robin, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Black-billed Magpie, Black-capped Chickadee, Bohemian Waxwing, Brewer's Blackbird, Brown Creeper, Bufflehead, Canada Goose, Cedar Waxwing, Common Goldeneye, Common Merganser, Common Raven, Dark-eyed Junco, Downy Woodpecker, European Starling, Gray Jay, Gray Partridge, Great Blue Heron

by Pete Fisher The 18th annual Kalispell Christmas Bird Count (CBC) was held on January 1, 2017. Twenty-eight intrepid field observers braved wind and drifting snow to count 75 species of bird. Four feeder watchers contributed data as well. Major highlights were an Iceland Gull at the Flathead Dump and a Northern Saw-whet Owl at…

Eureka Christmas Bird Count 2015 Results

By Jake BramanteJanuary 12, 2016January 15, 2016 News Black-capped Chickadee, Brown Creeper, Canada Goose, CBC2015, Christmas Bird Count, Common Raven, Gray Jay, Killdeer, Mallard, Merlin, Mourning Dove, Northern Harrier, Pine Grosbeak, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Townsend's Solitaire, Wild Turkey, Wilson's Snipe

by Lewis Young The 23nd annual Eureka Christmas bird count was held on Sunday December 20 in mild weather. We are one of about 30 counts in Montana that are part of National Audubon Society’s long running citizen science Christmas Bird Counts. Twenty people went to the field and 19 people counted at their feeders. …

Brown Creeper

By Flathead AudubonJuly 10, 2014November 3, 2015 Bird of the Month Bird of the Month, Brown Creeper

By Gail Cleveland I am partial to nuthatches, whether Redbreasted, Pygmy or White-breasted, especially as I watch them come head-first down a fir tree in the backyard. So naturally, I am also partial to the inconspicuous and quiet Brown Creeper when I see one spiral up the trunk of a tree, probing bark crevices with…

Ruby-crowned & Golden-crowned Kinglets

By Flathead AudubonJuly 9, 2014November 3, 2015 Bird of the Month Bird of the Month, Brown Creeper, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Mountain Chickadee, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Ruby-crowned Kinglet

By Linda de Kort Last week, the serviceberry bushes by our home were buzzing with royal activity. Kinglets of both local species were flitting and hovering, gleaning the insects from the leaves of the bush. This gave me a golden and ruby opportunity to compare the field markings of these two diminutive birds. The kinglets…