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Our Natural Environment

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

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Monthly Program

Monthly Program – Sept. 14th

September 14th at 7:00 PM

SAS Monthly Program & Membership Meeting: Monday, Septem…

Wildlife Trivia with Ashley Martens!

September 15th at 6:30 PM

Ashley Martens, Intermountain West Regional Manager for the…

Fall Field Trips – Glen Lake Rotary Park

September 19th at 8:00 AM

Trip Leader: Woody Martyn 406-224-1476 woodymartyn@hotma…

Dark Skies Subcommittee Meeting

September 30th at 3:30 PM

Meeting of the Dark Skies subcommittee at Bozeman Public Lib…

What’s Happening Locally

Local Birdspotters

Gallatin County

Sept. 13th –
16 American Avocets
Big Sky Community Park
(Matt Ruuhela)

Sept. 12th –
Pied-billed Grebe
Flanders Mill Rd. Pond
(Woody Martyn)

Park County

Sept. 13th –
30 Sandhill Cranes
Hwy 89
(Will Kennerley)

Sept. 12th –
15 Long-billed Dowitchers
Cottonwood Reservoir
(Nolan Majcher)

Madison County

Sept. 13th –
Pinyon Jay
Antelope Meadows Loop
(Ann & Bob Watson)

Sept. 13th –
Long-billed Dowitcher, Stilt Sandpiper & White-faced Ibis
Harrison/Willow Creek Reservoir
(Sacajawea Audubon Field Trip)

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30th Annual Bridger Raptor Festival

When: October 3-4, 2026, 10a-3p
Where: Bridger Bowl Ski Area, Jim Bridger & Saddle Peak Lodges
Lots of fun & educational kids activities
Raptor ID Talks
Live Raptors
FREE!

More Info

Volunteers Needed! We need helpers to staff activities & greet festival goers. 3 hour shifts are available. To sign up, email Bret Davis at bretdavis.sas@gmail.com

35th Bridger Raptor Count

9/13/26

Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey 0
Bald Eagle 0
Northern Harrier 13
Sharp-shinned Hawk 26
Cooper’s Hawk 5
American Goshawk 0
Broad-winged Hawk 5
Red-tailed Hawk 7
Rough-legged Hawk 0
Swainson’s Hawk 0
Ferruginous Hawk 0
Golden Eagle 2 (Total to date – 95)
American Kestrel 19
Merlin 2
Peregrine Falcon 1
Gyrfalcon 0
Prairie Falcon 1
Unknown Accipitrine 1
Unknown Buteo 2
Unknown Falcon 0
Unknown Eagle 0
Unknown Raptor 1
Daily Total – 86
Total Raptors (to date) – 781

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