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Our Natural Environment

Through Enjoyment, Education, and Action in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

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Guided Bird Walks, and Classes.

Current Newsletter

Monthly Program

October 12th – The Endangered Species Act – Monthly Program

October 12th at 7:00 PM

SAS Monthly Program & Membership Meeting: Monday, Octobe…

October 24th at 5:30 PM

Join us on the historic railroad berm for a spooktacular cel…

November 22nd at 4:00 PM

Praised a “luminous” by Bill McKibben, Feathered Forest inte…

Sacajawea Audubon Area Christmas Bird Counts 2026/2027

December 16th at 8:00 AM

It’s time to get ready for our annual Christmas Bird Counts!…

What’s Happening Locally

Local Birdspotters

Gallatin County

Oct. 20th –
American Tree Sparrow
Debour Lane
(Mellanie Lerum)

Oct. 19th –
Swamp Sparrows
Davis Lane Pond
(Kristina Trice)
&
Indreland Audubon
Wetland Preserve
(Ben Goodheart)

Park County

Oct. 20th –
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sacajawea Park
(Skip Nielsen)

Oct. 18th –
Red-naped Sapsucker
& Wilson’s Snipe
Fleshman Stateland
(Ben Goodheart)

Madison County

Oct. 20th –
Great Blue Heron
Madison River, Ennis
(Camden Miley)

Oct. 18th –
Sabine’s Gull
Ennis Lake
(Charles Strasser)

See More eBird Sightings

SAS Partner Event

Country Bookshelf is excited to welcome award-winning nature writer Marina Richie, author of the new book Feathered Forest: Aloft with Birds in Ancient Trees. Marina will be in conversation with Ashley Martens of the Old-Growth Forest Network.

Event Details

Date: Nov. 22nd
Time: 4-5 p.m.
Where: Country Bookshelf, 28 West Main Street

Tickets are not required but RSVPs are always appreciated! Please RSVP by reserving a free general admission ticket at Eventbrite.

35th Bridger Raptor Count

10/20/26

Turkey Vulture 0 (7)
Osprey 0 (11)
Bald Eagle 3 (71)
Northern Harrier 1 (240)
Sharp-shinned Hawk 17 (669)
Cooper’s Hawk 1 (426)
American Goshawk 2 (19)
Broad-winged Hawk 0 (114)
Red-tailed Hawk 1 (215)
Rough-legged Hawk 2 (4)
Swainson’s Hawk 2 (13)
Ferruginous Hawk 2 (12)
Golden Eagle 29 (878)
American Kestrel 1 (236)
Merlin 1 (19)
Peregrine Falcon 0 (19)
Gyrfalcon 0 (1)
Prairie Falcon 0 (24)
Unknown Accipitrine 0 (49)
Unknown Buteo 1 (17)
Unknown Falcon 0 (5)
Unknown Eagle 0 (5)
Unknown Raptor 0 (24)
Totals Daily (To Date) – 63 (3078)

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