The Birdathon is Five Valleys Audubon’s annual fundraiser to support our conservation and education efforts. We seek pledges from Chapter members, and others, of so much per bird species observed or a flat amount. This year, we have one team … Continue reading
One of the local TV stations, KPAX, ran a nice article about Five Valleys Audubon Society recently. Bird watchers search for raptors in Ronan … Continue reading
Saturday, February 23rd: Our late February field trip to the Mission Valley to look for wintering raptors has always been a favorite trip for the Chapter. And we weren’t disappointed. This year, we were joined by Lauren Heiser and Dan Ellis from KPAX for the first half of the trip. Continue reading
Montana’s Christmas Bird Count (CBC) #119 was cold and fairly snowy at most sites, and ushered in a rather brutal winter season state-wide. With some adjusting of count days, however, all 34 circles completed their counts and reported their data, a first for this number of count circles. Continue reading
The Five Valleys Audubon Society will offer a workshop for beginning and intermediate birders. This workshop should appeal to birders just getting started and to birders who want to improve their identification skills. It will consist of four classroom sessions … Continue reading
Preliminary field trip schedule for 2019 – see our calendar for up-to-date details Feb 2 Deer Lodge Valley Feb 23 Mission Valley Mar 23 Metcalf NWR Apr 6 Ninepipes (Short-eared Owls) Apr 27 Brown’s Lake May 19 (Sun) Bandy Ranch … Continue reading
Pete Thayer offers free bird ID and life history software for Birds of North America for young birders As of September 21, 2018 any young birder in pre-K, grade school, middle school or high school will be able to download the new version … Continue reading
Duck enthusiasts, if you want to know a bunch about the Gadwall the you may be interested in a new e-book on the Natural History of the Gadwall by Tom Reaune. Happy reading!
Even as adults, these “LBJs” can be tricky. To identify the juveniles, pay special attention to the flight feathers and subtle facial patterns. Here is an article from Birding magazine that gives some useful tips from experts. … Continue reading
Audubon’s Christmas Bird Counts, conducted for over 100 years, have shown changes in bird distribution as our climate changes. Read about birds and a warmer future on Audubon’s website. You can also download their report as a pdf. … Continue reading
