Saving Thick-billed Longspurs: Thick-billed longspurs are inhabitants of grasslands, preferring native grassland with a lot of bare ground, rocks, and sparse vegetation.
This species has declined about 95% overall since the late 1960’s. We don’t know much about the reasons behind the decline, other than loss of grasslands to other land uses like development and cropland.
The […]
October 2023 Featured Products available:
Sweet, exquisitely detailed hummingbird watercolor by Montana artist, Todd Hileman. Double matted, ready to hang. Come see Todd’s new work up close today!
Perfect gifts for the bird lovers in your life, one-of-a-kind, hand-painted bird scenes on antique dessert plates by Montana artist, Carol Mossey. For only $30 this could be yours!
The […]
LCAS: The Joys of Costa Rica – Tues, Oct 10, 2023 –7:00PM; Montana Wild, 2668 Broadwater Ave. FREE – All are Welcome!
Join David Ewer for a birding tour of some of Costa Rica’s (CR) fantastic avian fauna, illustrated with stunning bird photography. David and Nancy Ewer joined the Roaming Naturalists company out of Bozeman with […]
The Bridger Raptor Festival: If you’re going to be near the Bozeman on October 7th/8th, 2023, this will be super fun!
The Bridger Raptor Festival is an annual event held in early October in and around Bozeman, Montana. The festival, which is free to the public, centers around the largest known Golden Eagle migration in the […]
Exciting Events in Helena this Fall!
Tykes Trick or Treat:
Tuesday , October 31, 2023, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm.
Roam up and down the gulch in your costumes and visit the stores with all the treats. Great fun for the whole family and the little ones
Fall Art Walk:
The annual Fall Art Walk returns 4-8pm. Downtown businesses, local […]
LCAS Program, Tues, Sept 12, 2023 – 7:00PM
Montana Wild, 2668 Broadwater Ave. FREE – All are Welcome
Photo by Bob Martinka
Sharp-tailed Grouse Restoration in Western Montana
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) and partners are working to re-establish sharp-tailed grouse (STGR) west of the Continental Divide through reintroductions to suitable habitat in the Blackfoot, Bitterroot, […]
Osprey Chick Resurfaces 8 Years Later in Helena: A male osprey, born along the Clark Fork River near Drummond in 2015, has defied some long-shot odds.
When just a chick, the fish hawk was banded with the number #1088-07323 by Robert Domenech. Domenech is the executive director of the Raptor View Research Institute.
The banding was part […]
Invite birds to your backyard! Think beyond a typical ornamental landscape; imagine your yard as potential wildlife habitat. Get creative and design your yard as a naturescape to provide birds and other wildlife with their four requirements: food, water, cover, and nesting sites.
You can start from scratch with a brand new yard, or add to […]
Which Plants Attract Hummingbirds? Plants that attract hummingbirds have nectar-rich flowers! See which plants hummingbirds like—and will keep these tiny flyers coming back for more!
For centuries, gardeners have been fascinated with the beauty and aerobatics of these flying jewels.
Flowers that Attract Hummingbirds
Brightly-colored flowers that are tubular tend to produce the most nectar, and are particularly attractive to hummingbirds. […]
Mother’s Day Gifts: Mother’s Day is May 14th – for the love of birds and Moms everywhere – may we recommend our favorite book? Jane Shull Beasley’s For the Love of Birds includes 70 of her gorgeous avian illustrations and a wealth of information about bird care and behavior.
We are so proud to have this […]