Sacajawea Audubon Society

West Yellowstone Christmas Bird Count
2025-12-19 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Denver)
Join the fun of this annual winter bird count for science around West Yellowstone, west edge of Yellowstone National Park and Hebgen Lake! The Christmas Bird Counts are an opportunity for beginning and expert birders to get together for the day and share this holiday tradition. If you are unable to join a count for the entire day, another option for participation is to be a feeder watcher. If you live in the West Yellowstone area, please contact the compiler if you would like to be a feeder watcher.

Please contact the area compiler Tut Fuentevilla (email), or call (406) 646-7001 before the count, as this will give him the opportunity to plan and organize the count before the count day. For more information, contact the area count compiler. Participation in all counts is free.

Mountain Chickadee by Lou Ann Harris

Ennis Christmas Bird Count
2025-12-17 08:00 - 17:00
Join the fun of this annual winter bird count for science around the Ennis, Ennis Lake & McAllister areas! The Christmas Bird Counts are an opportunity for beginning and expert birders to get together for the day and share this holiday tradition. If you are unable to join a count for the entire day, another option for participation is to be a feeder watcher. If you live in the Ennis area, please contact the compiler if you would like to be a feeder watcher.

Please contact area compiler Don Skaar (email) or call (406) 465-6135 before the count, as this will give him the opportunity to plan and organize the count before the count day. For more information, contact the area count compiler. Participation in all counts is free.

Rough-legged Hawk

WINTER TRACKING IN HYALITE CANYON
2025-12-06 13:00 - 16:00
Hyalite Canyon

Winter provides the perfect conditions not only to learn what animals have passed through our area, but also to read the story of their passing. A trail is, in a very literal sense, an animal’s story written in snow.

In this field class, we will spend an afternoon exploring tracks and sign in Hyalite Canyon, in the Gallatin Range. You will not only learn how to identify the writer – but more importantly, how to read. Cost: SAS Members $40 • Non Members $65 • 15 Participants • Registration Form Here: secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/hM-NLlSkteE_d_c8jwIGyQ

November Wildlife Trivia
2025-11-18 18:00 - 20:00 | Lockhorn Cider House, 21 S. Wallace Ave., Bozeman, Montana, 59715, United States
SAS Wildlife Trivia Night at Lockhorn Cider HouseDownys, Hairys and Flickers Oh My!!! Woodpeckers still it out for our Montana winters and exhibit some of the coolest evolutionary adaptations. Do you know what they are? Or do you want to learn more? Come test your knowledge of Woodpeckers and Forest Ecology with Victoria Saab, renowned Scientist Emeritus and Avian Ecologist. Grab a cider, choose your team name and enjoy a fun-filled evening while benefitting Sacajawea Audubon Society! Social starts at 6:00 at Lockhorn Cider House with Trivia kicking off at 6:30pm on Tuesday, November 18th. Northern Flicker taken by Mikaela Gioia Howie”21 South Wallace Ave., BozemanSocial at 6:00pm, first round at 6:300pmThere are usually 4 rounds lasting until about 8:00-8:30pm.Winning Teams include:Team with the most points at the end of 4 roundsBest Team Name! (Creativity, wit and humor all apply!)Best Doodles on answer sheets! (again, its all about creativity, wit and humor!)

ALL ARE WELCOME! Come as an individual or as a team.

All proceeds go towards supporting the Indreland Audubon Wetland Preserve and Sacajawea Audubon Society!

A Search for the Black-naped Pheasant-pigeon in Papua New Guinea with Jason Gregg
2025-11-10 18:30 - 20:30
SAS November ProgramMonday evening, November 10th. Social starts at 6:30. Lecture begins at 7pm. Hope Lutheran Church, 2152 W. Graf St., Bozeman

From the rugged islands of southeast Papua New Guinea to the vaults of the American Museum of Natural History, join conservation biologist Jason Gregg for a talk about his search for the Black-naped Pheasant-pigeon, a secretive and extremely rare bird which was lost to science for more than 125 years. We’ll hear how Jason and his team worked with highly knowledgeable Indigenous hunters in Papua New Guinea to locate the pheasant-pigeon, why searching for missing species is critical for fighting extinction, and what it will take to locate other lost birds across the Pacific.

Jason Gregg is a conservation biologist and writer based in Bozeman, MT. He has more than a decade of experience in applied conservation and has led several research expeditions in Papua New Guinea and the western Pacific. His writing on science and conservation has appeared in Audubon Magazine, Mongabay, and The Atlantic. He is currently working on a masters thesis at Montana State University at the Linck Lab.

For virtual attendance, please register at sacajaweaaudubon.org/program.Attendees—whether in person or virtual—are encouraged to share their bird sightings at this and every monthly program.SAS monthly programs are free and open to the public, featuring a special guest speaker the 2nd Monday of each month, September through May. For more information, contact Chris Nixon at programs@sacajaweaaudubon.org.

SAS Board Meeting
2025-11-06 18:30 - 20:00
The Monthly Sacajawea Audubon Society board meetings are now being held online. Please contact us through the admin category on our contact page for a link to the meeting.

Bird Song Revelations from Nature’s Finest Musicians with Cedar Mathis-Winn
2025-10-13 18:30 - 20:30
This program is free and open to the public.

SAS Monthly ProgramMonday, October 13 – Hope Lutheran ChurchBird Song Revelations from Nature’s Finest Musicians with Cedar Mathis-WinnFor millennia, humans have listened with awe to the songs of birds. However, it wasn’t until the 1970s that we began to understand the bizarre methods and structures that birds use to create their mesmerizing songs. Of course, there is still much left unknown, but we have learned a great deal about what is happening inside the body of a bird that allows him (or her) to produce the sounds we hear.In this presentation, we will explore the mind-bending abilities that allow birds to produce some of the most extraordinary music in the world. We will discuss the variety of calls and songs that birds produce, as well as how these sounds are adapted to their specific uses and the lives of the birds who use them. Most of all, this talk is intended to open your ears to the fascinating depth and complexity of sounds that surround us anytime we’re outside.Cedar Mathers-Winn is a naturalist, biologist, and educator based in Bozeman, MT. Particularly obsessed with the sounds of the natural world, he has taken a long and circuitous path through a variety of jobs and ecosystems. Cedar has been a recordist on an ethnomusicology expedition in Bhutan, and an audio archivist of music (Smithsonian Institute) and natural sound recordings (Cornell Lab of Ornithology). He started his career in biology as a chaser and observer of birds in the mountain West, the lush Northeast, the desert Southwest, the tropics of Australia, and the jungles of the Dominican Republic. He earned his Master’s degree studying communication in wintering flocks of birds at the University of Montana. Cedar has always been passionate about sharing his knowledge and enthusiasm for nature. He has taught career biologists, professional guides, undergrads, and anyone else who will listen. As an educator, Cedar uses the everyday subtleties of nature to reveal worlds of wildness hidden in plain sight. Cedar produces and provides several of SAS’s educational workshops. He has also taught SAS’s Master Naturalist Course for the past two years.The in-person meeting will be held Monday, October 13, 2025 at Hope Lutheran Church, 2152 West Graf (off S. 19th) A social begins at 6:30 PM; the program begins at 7:00 PM. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own reusable cups. cFor virtual attendance, please register at sacajaweaaudubon.org/program.Attendees—whether in person or virtual—are encouraged to share their bird sightings at this and every monthly program.SAS monthly programs are free and open to the public, featuring a special guest speaker the 2nd Monday of each month, September through May. For more information, contact Chris Nixon at programs@sacajaweaaudubon.org.
