Last Chance Audubon Society presents: Winter Birds of the Helena Valley!
Presenter – Sharon Dewart-Hansen
Tuesday, December 12, 2023 – 7:00PM,  Montana WILD, 2668 Broadwater Ave.
Free – All Are Welcome
One of our favorite birding events is the Christmas Bird Count (CBC). This program is an enjoyable and informative way to review and prepare for the CBC. Using […]

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 […]

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 […]

The Evolution of Bird Migration:  To an earthbound species like humans, bird migration is nothing short of extreme. A four-ounce Arctic tern can fly to Antarctica and back each year during a lifetime that spans 30 years. Bar-tailed godwits can fly from Alaska to New Zealand in a single nonstop flight that lasts eight days. […]