WELCOME BACK WATERFOWL DAY 4/18/26, 10am to 1pm Come and join us in a tradition at the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge north of Stevensville. Bitterroot Bird Alliance members with high quality optical equipment will be available to assist in identifying, learning about and observing waterfowl and other birds that use the refuge wetlands. The […]
Sign up by Sunday 4/19 at 7pm: https://forms.gle/fX4EKL8BvJ8wdT6p7 Date: April 20th , 2026 Time: 7:00 pm Location: Virtual Audience: Bitterroot Bird Alliance Presenter: Kylie Denny What if you could contribute to scientific research – just by watching an osprey nest? Ospreys are a familiar sight throughout the Bitterroot Valley, but we still have much to learn […]
Rufatto, Riparian Block Management Area 4/25/26, 9am-12pm Chelsea Klocke Bitterroot Bird Alliance is pleased to welcome birders of all experience levels on a spring walk at the Ruffatto Ranch’s Block Management “River Unit” off of Highway 93 between Stevensville and Florence. Birders will enjoy a round trip walk of about 1.5 miles on a mostly […]
Friday, May 1. MPG Hawk Watch We will venture onto the MPG Ranch and meet the Raptor View raptor watchers and learn about spring raptor migration. We will explore on foot some of the nearby areas to look for spring arrivals. Participants must fill out an online waiver before admission to the private property. Please […]
West Cow Creek Road 5/13/2026, 7:30am-11am Larry Barnes We will meet at the Woodside Cut-off Road and U.S. Route 93 intersection to arrange carpools. From there we will head west toward W. Cow Creek Road and the Bitterroot National Forest. The area is great for calving elk and is therefore closed to vehicles. We will […]
To participate please sign up with Sherry Ritter by May 22nd Contact: 406-370-4778 5/25/26, 6:30am to 5pm We’ll meet in Hamilton and get back there no later than 5:00 PM. Stops might include the rest area at Lost Trail Pass, the Big Hole Battlefield riparian area and lodgepole pine forest, sagebrush habitat west of Wisdom, […]
Big Creek Ranch 5/30/26, 8am to 11am Jill Davies Walk just over two miles of mostly flat ponderosa forest and field habitat through a private ranch near Stevensville. We could see 30 to 40 species, which, if we are very lucky, might include a great gray owl. We'll meet at the ranch and the walk […]
6/3/2026 7:30 AM to 11:00 AM Larry Barnes Come on a 3-4 mile walk through the shrub-steppe sagebrush habitat at Soft Rock Natural Area about 6 miles east of Corvallis. We will focus on some of the local bird species that are associated with sagebrush in Montana. The birds will be singing and the bitterroots […]
Larry Creek and Bobolinks 6/6/26, 8am to 11am Chris and Pam Scranton Join us for a field trip at Larry Creek on Saturday June 6. Meet 8:00 a.m in the parking area where the horse trailers park, (there is plenty of car parking). We will walk about 3 miles through riparian zones and ponderosa forest. […]
6/11/26, 8am to 11am Doyle's Slough and Riverside Park, Lolo Elena Ulev Join us for a morning of birding at Doyle's Slough and Riverside Park in Lolo with Elena Ulev, owner of Blue Heron Nature Tours. At Doyle's Slough we will see numerous waterfowl species as well as passerines. From there we will drive 1/2 […]
Lost Trail Pass to Gibbons Pass 6/13/2026 7:30 AM to 2:00 PM Jill Davies and Larry Barnes We will leave Hamilton and head toward Lost Trail Pass and then drop down Highway 43 for about 8 miles to the Trail Creek Forest Service road on the left. This road goes through marshy/grassy habitat on the […]
Butterflies: The New Birds. A Journey to Skalkaho Pass. 7/10/26, 9:30 am to 3 pm Bob Danley We’ll take Hwy 38 to the top of Skalkaho Pass, which is about 25 miles from the intersection with Hwy 93. It will take about 45 minutes to reach the Falls/Pass. Parking at the Falls limits participation to […]