montana audubon calendar of events
For events sponsored by Audubon Chapters around Montana, see our Chapter web links
For programs held at the Audubon Conservation Education Center head to www. mtacec.org
For Montana Audubon Tours go here.
April 20 2013. earth day in billings AT THE ACEC
AUDUBON CENTER. Join us! 5th annual celebration. Saturday April 20. 9:30 AM – 12 PM. Projects on the agenda this year include: planting willows around the ponds to create shelter and provide food, potting young plants in the nursery, naturalist-led trash pick-up hikes, educational activities for all ages, and face-painting. Learn more at the ACEC website.
As usual, we'll conclude with a free BBQ lunch for all our volunteers at noon. We'll be serving locally-raised turkey brats and beef burgers from Good Earth Market.
april 21 - earth day in missoula
Caras Park. Sunday, April 21. Noon - 5 pm. We'll join in the Earth Day celebration. Put on by MUD.
May 23. Salish College. International migratory bird day CELEBRATION
We'll be joining with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes for an evening of ALL THINGS BIRDS. Salish College, Pablo, 5:30 - 8 pm. More coming soon!
birding all year around....
Calling All Birders! Help science with your bird observations. Did you record a list of birds on your latest outing? The Montana Bird Distribution project collects bird observations from around the state. Or use eBird. Learn how to help.
Reports of bird sightings and outings are posted on the Montana Outdoor Birding Site.
June 7 - 9, 2013: Montana Audubon's annual bird festival - Lewistown
Save the date! Montana Audubon will hold our annual bird festival in Lewistown this year.
Hear great speakers, visit with awesome birders from around the state, and get outside. We'll have an amazing variety of field trips planned, taking advantage of the many riparian and wetland areas, forests, and birding hotspots in the surrounding areas. Pre- and post-festival field trips will once again be featured.
For more information on previous Bird Festivals, click HERE.
Artwork (right) by Andrew Gutenberg
October 2013: Bridger Raptor Festival - Bozeman
Consider attending the Bridger Raptor Festival, an annual event held in and around Bozeman. The festival, which is free to the public, centers around a raptor migration count of the largest known Golden Eagle migration in the United States which takes place at the Bridger Bowl ski area in the Gallatin National Forest just north of Bozeman. Artwork (right) by Kate Davis.
- More about the Bridger Raptor Festival.
- More about Montana Audubon's raptor migration monitoring project in the Bridger Mountains.
mid-December 2013 - earlyJanuary 2014: christmas bird counts
Over 30 Christmas Bird Counts occur throughout Montana every early winter. This event is open to everyone, from beginner to experienced birdwatchers. Details about exactly where, when, and how to participate will be posted HERE in late fall, 2013.