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Avian Ecology

Margaret Blake, Megan Fylling, Deborah Leick, Tricia Rodriguez, Kate Stone (2023). Evaluating two avian monitoring tools for detecting relative abundance of species during autumn migration. Journal of Field Ornithology 10.5751.

By: Kate Stone, Megan Fylling, Tricia Rodriguez and more...

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Northern Flicker Research Update

April 13th, 2023

By: Kate Stone and Mary Scofield

Common Poorwill Research Update

August 19th, 2022

By: Kate Stone, Mary Scofield

Spring Shrubby Draws

July 21st, 2022

By: Kate Stone

Northern Flicker Update

April 8th, 2022

By: Kate Stone

Lewis’s Woodpecker nest success and habitat selection in floodplain and burned forests in western Montana

March 30th, 2022

and Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

William M Blake, Katharine R Stone, William M Janousek, and Thomas E Martin (2022). Lewis’s Woodpecker nest success and habitat selection in floodplain and burned forests in western Montana. Journal of Field Ornithology 10.1111/jofo.12394.

and Kate Stone

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Avian Ecology

2021 Acoustic Monitoring Report

December 22nd, 2021

By: Debbie Leick and Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

Fall 2021 Motus Update

December 9th, 2021

and Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

Kristen A. Mancuso, Megan A. Fylling, Christine A. Bishop, Karen E. Hodges, Michael B. Lancaster, Katharine R. Stone (2021). Migration ecology of western gray catbirds. Movement Ecology 9, 10 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-021-00249-7.

By: Kate Stone

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Avian Ecology

New 2021 Motus Partnerships Update

June 17th, 2021

and Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

Late May 2021 Breeding Bird Point Counts

June 1st, 2021

By: Debbie Leick, Kate Stone and Eric Rasmussen

Avian Ecology

Artificial Intelligence Helps Us Study How Birds Migrate at Night

March 30th, 2021

By: Debbie Leick and Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

Overwintering Say’s Phoebe

March 5th, 2021

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

Is Western Montana a Migration Corridor for Upland Sandpipers?

March 1st, 2021

By: Debbie Leick and Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

Do Red-breasted Nuthatch Migrate Triennially?

February 4th, 2021

By: Kate Stone and Debbie Leick

Avian Ecology

Common Nighthawk Study Update

January 25th, 2021

and Kate Stone

Montana Moth Project 2020 Update

January 5th, 2021

By: Mat Seidensticker, Carrie Voss and Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

2020 Motus Tag Update

November 20th, 2020

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

Fall 2020 Motus Infrastructure Update

November 9th, 2020

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

2020 Arthropod Sampling Research Update

October 16th, 2020

By: Mat Seidensticker and Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

2020 Lewis's Woodpecker Research Update

September 22nd, 2020

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

Spring 2020 Motus Detections

June 26th, 2020

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

The Snake River Project Research Update

June 11th, 2020

and Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

Migratory Lewis’s Woodpeckers Return

June 4th, 2020

, Kate Stone and Mary Scofield

Avian Ecology

The Secret Nocturnal Life of the Common Poorwill

May 22nd, 2020

By: Mary Scofield and Kate Stone

Non-native and Native Pest Moths

May 15th, 2020

By: Carrie Voss and Kate Stone

The Power of Sharing

March 18th, 2020

By: Carrie Voss, Mat Seidensticker and Kate Stone

Mammals

Carcasses attract deer, may spread chronic wasting disease

March 9th, 2020

By: Kate Stone, Mike McTee and Eric Rasmussen

Avian Ecology

Tracking Wildlife Migration With Motus

January 14th, 2020

, Kate Stone and Gus Seward

Avian Ecology

Swooping into the Bitterroot Valley Winter Eagle Project

January 2nd, 2020

By: Kate Stone and Mary Scofield

Mammals

Got a game camera? Let's team up.

September 4th, 2019

By: Mike McTee and Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

Summer 2019 Motus Update

August 13th, 2019

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

06-07-19 Bird Field Note

June 7th, 2019

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

DNA Barcoding Results From 2018 Fecal Sampling

May 15th, 2019

By: Mat Seidensticker and Kate Stone

Mammals

Love triangles caught on camera!

May 13th, 2019

By: Mike McTee and Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

Winter 2018 Bitterroot Valley Winter Eagle Project

January 16th, 2019

Avian Ecology

2018 Avian Acoustic Monitoring Research Update

January 9th, 2019

By: Debbie Leick and Kate Stone

2018 Nocturnal Insect Research Update

December 6th, 2018

By: Kate Stone

Scavenger Hunt

November 8th, 2018

By: Mike McTee and Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

2018 Hummingbird Project Update

October 30th, 2018

Avian Ecology

Fall 2018 Acoustic Monitoring Research Update

October 18th, 2018

By: Debbie Leick and Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

2018 Lewis’s Woodpeckers Research Update

September 28th, 2018

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

July 2018 Hummingbird Update

July 31st, 2018

Avian Ecology

July 2018 Nocturnal Insectivore Update

July 26th, 2018

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

Bitterroot Valley Winter Eagle Project Spring 2018 Update

May 22nd, 2018

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

Avian Acoustic Monitoring Research Update

December 26th, 2017

By: Debbie Leick and Kate Stone

Mammals

Miller Creek Bat Survey

October 18th, 2017

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

Nocturnal Flight Call Monitoring Update

September 28th, 2017

By: Debbie Leick, Kate Stone and Carrie Voss

Pollen Samples From Hummingbirds

January 27th, 2017

Avian Ecology

Fall Migration 2016 Acoustic Monitoring Update

November 28th, 2016

By: Debbie Leick, Kate Stone and Carrie Voss

Bat Monitoring Project Update

September 19th, 2016

By: Debbie Leick and Kate Stone

Stone, K. R., Pilliod, D.S., Dwire, K.A., Rhoades, C.C., Wollrab, S.P. & Young, M.K. (2010). Fuel Reduction Management Practices in Riparian Areas of the Western USA. Environmental Management 46, 91–100.

By: Kate Stone

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Gucker, C. L., Zouhar, K., Kapler Smith, J. & Stone, K. R. (2012). Characteristics of information available on fire and invasive plants in the eastern United States. Fire Ecology 8, 57–81.

By: Kate Stone

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Great Backyard Bird Count 2016

February 26th, 2016

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

10-06-15 Bird Field Note

October 6th, 2015

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

09-08-15 Field Note

September 9th, 2015

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

08-21-15 Bird Field Note

August 21st, 2015

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

07-24-15 Bird Field Note

July 25th, 2015

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

06-29-15 Bird Field Note

June 29th, 2015

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

06-23-15 Bird Field Note

June 23rd, 2015

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

06-04-15 Bird Field note

June 4th, 2015

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

05-14-15 Bird Field Note

May 14th, 2015

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

05-05-15 Bird Field Note

May 5th, 2015

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

04-14-15 Bird Field Note

April 14th, 2015

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

03-18-15 Bird Field Note

March 18th, 2015

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

02-23-15 Field Note

February 23rd, 2015

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

01-12-15 Bird Field Note

January 12th, 2015

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

Avian Acoustic Monitoring Update: Spring and Fall Migration 2014

December 9th, 2014

By: Debbie Leick and Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

Lewis’s Woodpecker Trapping Research Update

December 5th, 2014

By: Kate Stone

Fall Migration Research

November 24th, 2014

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

Lewis’s Woodpecker Nesting Research Update

November 20th, 2014

and Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

10-22-14 Bird Field Note

October 22nd, 2014

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

10-02-14 Bird Field Note

October 2nd, 2014

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

09-08-14 Bird Field Note

September 8th, 2014

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

09-05-14 Bird Field Note

September 5th, 2014

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

08-25-14 Field Note

August 25th, 2014

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

07-31-14 Bird Field Note

July 31st, 2014

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

07-05-14 Bird Field Note

July 5th, 2014

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

06-19-14 Bird Field Note

June 19th, 2014

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

Avian Acoustic Monitoring - Spring and Fall 2013

June 2nd, 2014

By: Debbie Leick and Kate Stone

05-30-14 Bird Field Note

May 30th, 2014

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

05-06-14 Bird Field Note

May 6th, 2014

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

04-14-14 Owl Field Note

April 14th, 2014

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

04-11-14 Bird Field Note

April 11th, 2014

Avian Ecology

04-03-14 Bird Field Note

April 3rd, 2014

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

03-05-14 Field Note

March 5th, 2014

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

02-24-14 Bird Field Note

February 24th, 2014

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

01-31-14 Bird Field Note

January 31st, 2014

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

12-23-13 Bird Field Note

December 23rd, 2013

Avian Ecology

12-15-13 Field Note

December 15th, 2013

By: Kate Stone

Northern Pygmy-Owls

December 3rd, 2013

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

11-12-13 Bird Field Note

November 12th, 2013

Avian Ecology

11-06-13 Bird Field Note

November 6th, 2013

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

10-16-13 Bird Field Note

October 16th, 2013

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

09-27-13 Bird Field Note

September 27th, 2013

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

09-20-13 Bird Field Note

September 20th, 2013

By: Debbie Leick, Eric Rasmussen, Kate Stone and more...

Fall Migration Projects

September 17th, 2013

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

09-06-13 Field Note

September 6th, 2013

By: Kate Stone

Mammals

08-28-13 Bat Field Note

August 28th, 2013

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

08-26-13 Bird Field Note

August 26th, 2013

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

08-21-13 Bird Field Note

August 21st, 2013

Avian Ecology

08-09-13 Field Note

August 9th, 2013

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

08-05-13 Bird Field Note

August 5th, 2013

By: Kate Stone

Kestrel Monitoring

August 2nd, 2013

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

07-22-13 Field Note

July 22nd, 2013

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

Long-eared Owl Nesting Research Update

July 17th, 2013

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

07-10-13 Bird Field Note

July 10th, 2013

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

Long-eared Owl Trapping Research Update

July 8th, 2013

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

06-10-13 Field Note

June 10th, 2013

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

05-18-13 Field Note

May 18th, 2013

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

05-13-13 Field Note

May 13th, 2013

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

05-07-13 Bird Field Note

May 7th, 2013

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

04-26-13 Field Note

April 26th, 2013

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

04-19-13 Field Note

April 22nd, 2013

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

04-06-13 Bird Field Note

April 8th, 2013

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

03-29-13 Bird Field Note

April 3rd, 2013

By: Kate Stone

02-22-13 Bird Field Note

February 25th, 2013

By: Kate Stone

New Bat Detection Station

February 8th, 2013

By: Kate Stone

Songbird Band Found in an Owl Pellet

February 1st, 2013

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

1-30-13 Bird Field Note

February 1st, 2013

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

New Eagle Research Gallery

January 23rd, 2013

By: Kate Stone

Best Bird Observations of 2012

December 21st, 2012

By: Kate Stone

11-30-12 Bird Field Note by Kate Stone

December 4th, 2012

By: Kate Stone

Golden Eagles Tracked Thousands of Miles by Satellite

November 28th, 2012

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

Bird Use of Shrubby Draws During Fall Migration

November 13th, 2012

By: Kate Stone

Unusual Owl Sighted

September 24th, 2012

By: Kate Stone

Bird Migration Celebration Events

September 13th, 2012

By: Kate Stone

Acoustic Monitoring

September 10th, 2012

By: Kate Stone

08-03-12 Bird Field Note

August 4th, 2012

By: Kate Stone

Lewis's Woodpecker Research Grabs Headlines

July 27th, 2012

By: Kate Stone

07-13-13 Bird Field Note

July 16th, 2012

By: Kate Stone

Public Songbird Banding July 18

July 13th, 2012

By: Kate Stone

06-29-12 Bird Field Note

July 2nd, 2012

By: Kate Stone

Short-eared owl nest found!

June 18th, 2012

By: Kate Stone

05-18-12 Bird Field Note

May 19th, 2012

By: Kate Stone

Yellow-Breasted Chat Spotted

May 4th, 2012

By: Kate Stone

Long-Eared Owl Nests

May 1st, 2012

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

2012 Winter Point Count Summary

April 26th, 2012

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

Northern Saw-whet Owl Winter Roosting Research Update

January 21st, 2012

By: Kate Stone

Satellite Tracking Golden Eagles

January 18th, 2012

By: Kate Stone

Winter Raptor Survey Initial Results

December 2nd, 2011

2011 Songbird Breeding Season Netting & Banding Report

November 24th, 2011

By: Kate Stone

Tree Sparrows Return

November 18th, 2011

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

11-11-11 Raptor Migration Update

November 12th, 2011

By: Kate Stone

Northern Saw-Whet Owl

November 8th, 2011

By: Kate Stone

Riparian Habitat Conservation

October 19th, 2011

By: Kate Stone

Raptor Migration Numbers Increase

September 29th, 2011

By: Kate Stone

Migration is Happening!

September 19th, 2011

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

08-12-11 Floodplain Exclosures, Bird Banding

August 23rd, 2011

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

08-05-11 Bird Banding, Dragonflies

August 19th, 2011

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

072111 Field Note -2

August 8th, 2011

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

06-10-11 Indigo Bunting, Coyote Pups

August 3rd, 2011

Avian Ecology

06-03-11 Long-eared Owl Nest, Mistnetting

August 3rd, 2011

By: Kate Stone

Soils, Plants and Invasion

05-06-11 Spring Wildflowers

August 3rd, 2011

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

05-05-11 Wildflowers, Raptor Surveys

August 3rd, 2011

Avian Ecology

04-22-11 Birds at MPG Ranch

August 3rd, 2011

Avian Ecology

03-04-11 Winter Bird Counts, Golden Eagle Capture

August 3rd, 2011

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

03-11-11 Raptor Migration

August 3rd, 2011

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

12-31-10 2010 Raptor Summary

August 2nd, 2011

By: Kate Stone

Mammals

11-12-10 November Birds

August 2nd, 2011

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

10-30-10 Bald Eagle Nest Construction

August 2nd, 2011

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

07-17-10 Moose, Wolf, Falcon

August 1st, 2011

By: Jeff Clark, Kate Stone and Philip Ramsey

Avian Ecology

07-10-10 Phoebe, Wildflowers

August 1st, 2011

By: Jeff Clark, Kate Stone and Philip Ramsey

Avian Ecology

07-02-10 Birds on MPG Ranch and MPG North

August 1st, 2011

By: Eric Rasmussen, Kate Stone and Philip Ramsey

Avian Ecology

06-18-10 Birds on MPG Ranch

August 1st, 2011

Avian Ecology

06-10-10 Bird Notes

August 1st, 2011

Avian Ecology

06-03-10 Bird Notes

July 30th, 2011

Avian Ecology

05-21-10 Little Brown Birds

July 30th, 2011

05-10-10 Bird Notes

July 30th, 2011

Avian Ecology

04-29-10 Raptor Nests

July 30th, 2011

04-16-10 Owls and Updates

July 30th, 2011

Avian Ecology

04-02-10 Nest Updates, Raptor Surveys

July 30th, 2011

Avian Ecology

03-22-10 Ranch Flowers and Owl search

July 30th, 2011

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

06-23-11 Saprophyte, Bird Banding

July 29th, 2011

By: Kate Stone

Avian Ecology

2010 Point Count Summary and Analysis

March 2nd, 2011

By: Kate Stone