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Salish Kootenai College student Brett Stevenson, left, releases a grey catbird with Mike Krzywicki of the University of Montana Bird Ecology Lab in Florence on Friday. (Brett Berntsen/Lake County Leader)

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SKC students visit bird research, tracking station
June 8, 2017 12:27 p.m.

SKC students visit bird research, tracking station

While many people might recognize their voices, the health and habits of songbirds in western Montana remain largely unknown. Ornithology students at Salish Kootenai College helped shed light on the subject last week as they traveled to the MPG Ranch outside Florence to learn about tagging and tracking the region’s familiar feathered friends.