Birds & Science
The Grazing Expo will be held September 4 -7, in Billings, Montana, and is designed to empower land managers with tangible resources while highlighting the west-wide impact of sound grazing lands stewardship.
It may have been a cold and rainy weekend, but we had a fantastic time at the 2025 Old Salt Festival! This year’s festival was June 20 -22, on the Mannix Family Ranch in Helmville, Montana.
In this new documentary, Montana Audubon’s Director of Conservation, Christian Meny, and Avian Specialist, Bo Crees, share the story of Black Swifts in Montana, and Montana Audubon’s effort to monitor them.
Audubon’s Spring Climate Watch program is back from May 15th to June 15th, 2025.
Interested in surveying for Common Nighthawks or Common Poorwills in Montana?
Join our newest citizen science project!
There is a collaborative plan to construct three Motus receiving stations (towers) in Gallatin Valley to track bird species at risk, and migratory birds.
Two survey windows will be available for citizen scientists to participate in this unique effort: April 8th – May 7th, and May 8th – May 31st, 2025.
March 1 marks the start of our second-annual citizen science survey for Western and Eastern Screech-Owls, and we are looking for dedicated volunteers across Montana to collect much needed data on these Potential Species of Concern.
It’s that time again! Audubon’s Winter Climate Watch program is back from January 15 to February 15, 2025.
The Audubon Chapters in Montana host the Christmas Bird Counts for their respective areas. Contact your local chapter for more details and to sign up.

