Protecting Birds and
Our Natural Environment

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

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Monthly Program

October 12th – The Endangered Species Act – Monthly Program

October 12th at 7:00 PM

SAS Monthly Program & Membership Meeting: Monday, Octobe…

October Big Day – 10 October 2026

October 10th at 12:00 AM

Mark your calendars for October Big Day—10 Oct 2026! Like Gl…

Ennis Lake Waterfowl Field Trip

October 17th at 7:45 AM

Leader: George Nixon 406-219-6169 hawkowl526@gmail.com M…

Gallatin Valley Earth Day Kick-off Event

January 21st at 6:00 PM

Experience the dark skies and watch a dark skies short film…

What’s Happening Locally

Local Birdspotters

Gallatin County

Oct. 8th –
American Dipper
Story Mill Community Park
(Aidan Keefe &
Diane Glasford)

Oct. 7th –
4 Greater White-fronted Geese
Three Forks Ponds
(Betty & Woody Martyn)

Park County

Oct. 8th –
Killdeer
Gardiner
(Alec Andrus)

Madison County

Oct. 8th –
Great Horned Owl
Renova Hotsprings
(Jake Lydie)

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30th Annual Bridger Raptor Festival

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the 30th Anniversary of Bridger Bowl’s Raptor Fest!

What an incredible weekend celebrating raptors, conservation, and our amazing community. We’re so grateful to everyone who came out to learn, explore, and celebrate these incredible birds with us.

A very special thank you to Bridger Bowl for hosting us and all of our wonderful volunteers and students who donated their time and energy to help make this year’s Raptor Fest such a success. We couldn’t have done it without you! Thank you to Mary, our professional face painter . See her art and book her for your next event at fabmeart.com. We’re already looking forward to Raptor Fest next year!

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35th Bridger Raptor Count

10/8/26

Turkey Vulture 0 (7)
Osprey 0 (11)
Bald Eagle 1 (53)
Northern Harrier 2 (235)
Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 (535)
Cooper’s Hawk 4 (383)
American Goshawk 0 (16)
Broad-winged Hawk 0 (114)
Red-tailed Hawk 3 (200)
Rough-legged Hawk 0 (0)
Swainson’s Hawk 0 (11)
Ferruginous Hawk 0 (10)
Golden Eagle 28 (423)
American Kestrel 0 (229)
Merlin 0 (11)
Peregrine Falcon 0 (18)
Gyrfalcon 0 (1)
Prairie Falcon 0 (21)
Unknown Accipitrine 0 (38)
Unknown Buteo 1 (15)
Unknown Falcon 0 (5)
Unknown Eagle 0 (3)
Unknown Raptor 0 (20)
Totals Daily (To Date) – 44 (2359)

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