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10/11/2026

Great Fish Community Challenge Award Ceremony

Thank you to our amazing Flathead Audubon community! While results are still being tallied, we are humbled once again by your generosity. You have stepped forward in support of our conservation efforts and educational outreach for the benefit of the birds we love and those of us who adore them. We couldn’t do this work without you. We invite you to join us for the Great Fish Awards Ceremony on Thursday, October 22, at Wachholz college Center from 5pm to 7pm. Come celebrate Flathead Valley’s 89 participating nonprofits as final amounts raised will be revealed.

10/09/2026

Bird Morphs in Montana: Nature’s Palette of Color

By Linda Fine Hunt I remember standing in front of more than twenty parakeets as a child, trying to choose the most beautiful. The bird that captured my heart had pure white wings and a violet breast. That experience sparked a lifelong fascination with the extraordinary colors found in birds. The variations I saw in parakeets are typically referred to as color morphs....

10/07/2026

Heads up! Golden Eagles are on the move!

August and September are known for the Accipiter flight at Jewel Basin (Sharp-shinned Hawks, Cooper’s Hawks, and American Goshawks). But come October, the Golden Eagle migration truly picks up.

So far this season, we’ve observed 139 Golden Eagles migrating south. Interested in joining us for a survey? Visit our website to learn more and find out how you can get involved: https://flatheadaudubon.org/conserve/jewel-basin-hawk-watch/

🎥 Video of a Golden Eagle by Dan Casey, Swami of Jewel Basin Hawk Watch.

10/07/2026

Rare Birds

By Ben Long One November day in 1978, Flathead Audubon founder and savvy birder Elly Jones stopped suddenly in surprise. A bird at her feeder stood out amid the chickadees and nuthatches that frequented her yard near Swan Lake. She grabbed a notebook and sketched a small finch with a striking white rump. The bird turned out to be a Brambling, a common finch in the beech forests of Siberia and Europe....

Many thanks to Ronda Howell, Jess Garby, Michele Tohtz, Joe Schletz, Keith Hammer, and Shannon Donaldson for volunteerin...
10/06/2026

Many thanks to Ronda Howell, Jess Garby, Michele Tohtz, Joe Schletz, Keith Hammer, and Shannon Donaldson for volunteering for Owen Sowerwine Work Day held on 10/3/26. Four new junctions signs were installed to replace old signs that had fallen apart, and three erosion control check dams were added at the entrance to the Education Trail. Thanks you guys!

10/05/2026

September 2026 presentation of photos and stories of the West Valley available for replay

At our September 2026 General Meeting, Dick Walker, local photographer and near daily visitor to West Valley, shows his exceptional photography and shares stories of the West Valley. Click on the video below to watch the presentation. (click here to view all recorded presentations)

10/05/2026

General Meeting: Osprey Ecology and Nest Monitoring Project

Join us at the October 12 meeting, when Flathead Audubon Society’s Conservation and Education Coordinator, Jess Garby, will take you into the wonderful world of Ospreys. These widespread birds of prey are uniquely adapted to life around water, with specialized feet and remarkable hunting skills that allow them to catch fish from rivers and lakes. Ospreys are also accomplished travelers, migrating thousands of miles between their breeding and wintering grounds....

10/03/2026

Flathead Valley Bird Report

By Dan Casey Rare and Notables – August-September 2026 See also: Summer sightings of Broad-winged Hawks continued to increase, with at least six reports between Troy and Glacier National Park in August. There were several reports of Common Terns, with one at West Valley Ponds and several at Ninepipe Reservoir and Pablo Reservoir, where they are more likely to be expected....

Join us for a night of Science!Dr. Max Glines of the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies will share research on lake wat...
10/02/2026

Join us for a night of Science!

Dr. Max Glines of the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies will share research on lake water quality and quantity resilience, Sam Bourret of Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks will speak to illegal fish introductions in Montana, Jess Garby of the Flathead Audubon Society will present on the Jewel Basin Hawk Watch program, and Tanner Clegg of the National Wildlife Federation will offer insights from working with beavers to unlock habitat gains.

The Lodge at Whitefish Lake Ramsey Room
October 9th 5-7

10/01/2026

October General Meeting – Osprey Ecology and Nest Monitoring Project

Presented by Jess Garby Join us at the October 12 meeting, when Flathead Audubon Society’s Conservation and Education Coordinator, Jess Garby, will take you into the wonderful world of Ospreys. These widespread birds of prey are uniquely adapted to life around water, with specialized feet and remarkable hunting skills that allow them to catch fish from rivers and lakes. Ospreys are also accomplished travelers, migrating thousands of miles between their breeding and wintering grounds....

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