March 2021 Newsletter
SAS March 2021 Newsletter
Bird Notes
Bird Notes by John Parker – March 2021
As hoped, early March was mild after February’s onslaught of snow and cold. The clearing skies and warmer weather across the intermountain west, was just the signal that the bluebirds
Member Profiles, News
Paulette Epple Wins Conservation Award
Sacajawea Audubon Society is proud to announce that our Conservation Chair Paulette Epple is the recipient of a Cox Conserves Heroes award for her work at Story Mill Community Park.
Member Profiles
In Memorium – Jeff Safford
We are very sad at the passing of our longtime member Jeff Safford. Jeff was a regular fixture at monthly meetings with wife June. Always in the front row, Jeff
Gallery
The Pugnacious Marsh Wren
The pugnacious Marsh Wren is appropriately named, clinging to wetland vegetation, tail cocked and legs splayed, often with each foot wrapped around a different stalk. This rusty-brown wren has black-and-white
Gallery
American Dipper – Aquatic Songbird
The American Dipper, North America’s only true aquatic songbird, is a year-round resident of Montana. Fly-fishermen will be well acquainted with the dipper, also known as an “ouzel”. This
News
Survival By Degrees: 389 Bird Species on the Brink
Five years ago, National Audubon looked into what birds were telling us about climate change, and what they found out was that more than half of the birds in North America
