2008 Montana Bird Festival
June 6 - 8, 2008
-- Billings
Montana Audubon, in conjunction with Yellowstone Valley Audubon Society, held our annual bird festival in Billings June 6 - 8 at Rocky Mountain College. The festival celebrated the tremendous variety of birds that are found in central Montana’s stream and river bottoms, mountain forests, prairies, and wetlands.It was a great success!
Field trips to surrounding areas included various parks along the Yellowstone River, Pryor Mountains, Pompey's Pillar, Yellowstone River, Audubon's Conservation Education Center, and more. Our keynote speaker was National Audubon Society's Senior Ecologist Kevin Doherty who presented: Sage Grouse: Energy development and Conservation Planning.
June 2009 -- Great Falls
Our next festival and annual meeting will be held in conjunction with the Upper Missouri Breaks Audubon Society and promises great field trips to the many wildlife refuges and birding hotspots in the surrounding areas.
For more information contact Sandy at sandymc@mtaudubon.org or call or write: (406) 443-3949, Montana Audubon, P.O. Box 595, Helena, MT 59624.