Flathead Audubon offering trio of field trips

Flathead Audubon is offering three great field trips on April 20-22. Join the group for a spring birding trip to Lawrence Park in Kalispell from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday. Expect to see song birds, ducks, jays and woodpeckers. Bring binoculars and be prepared for an easy walk of up to 2.75 miles. Trails could be muddy, so wear good shoes or boots. Restrooms and park benches are available. Contact trip leader Darcy Thomas at 406-407-8263 or darcy@flatheadaudubon.org to sign up and get instructions on where to meet. The trip is limited to 10 birders.

Join Flathead Audubon conservation educator Denny Olson from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Lone Pine State Park Visitor Center. Lone Pine has 27 different juvenile vs. adult, male vs. female full-sized color silhouettes of "Birds of Prey from Below" — all hanging from the rafters or ceilings of their classroom. The group will learn to use a "Key" guide (that you may keep) and take a self-assessment quiz anytime you visit Lone Pine. Finish off the evening with a short bird hike near the Center. Call Lone Pine at 406-755-2706 to register.

Flathead Audubon will head to the Creston Fish Hatchery from 8 to 11 a.m. Thursday, April 22 and Wednesday, April 28. Join Darcy and Kathy for a morning of birding and identifying native plants. You are likely to see ducks, geese, eagles, herons, Belted Kingfishers and hopefully American Dippers. The group will walk an easy trail of about 2 miles and enjoy the early buds and blooms of native shrubs and wildflowers. Bring binoculars and a spotting scope, if you have one. Trip Leaders are Darcy Thomas and Kathy Ross. Call Darcy at 406-407-8263 or email her at darcy@flatheadaudubon.org to sign up and get instructions on where to meet. Each field trip is limited to six birders.

Due to the COVID pandemic, we will be taking precautions such as masking and social distancing.

For more information, visit www.flatheadaudubon.org.