Great Blue Heron Field Trip

By Alex Kearney

Bitterroot Audubon member Alex Kearney will lead a BITTERROOT AUDUBON SOCIETY MEMBER ONLY field trip at the Teller Wildlife Refuge's Great Blue Heron rookery!

Alex will lead this trip on May 20th at 6 pm, for approximately 2 hours. People will meet at the furthest northern access to Teller Refuge, located on Chaffin Road (2 miles north from The Slack House on Chaffin Road). Members of all ages are invited. The event is limited to 20 people, and because of Covid-19, it has been suggested to follow CDC recommendations (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sickprevention.html). This short hike will undoubtedly also present the opportunity to see other birds by chance, with the possibility of short eared owls. 

People attending should consider bringing:

• Binoculars
• Spotting scope
• Collapse-able sitting chair
• Appropriate dress, preferably earth-tone’s
• Bug juice (maybe?)

Parking will be at the access point and a short walk will be required from there. The grade is fairly flat and there will be no trees near the viewing area. Any special needs will/can be met, but please notify me early to prepare. I can not stress enough the use of a spotting scope and binoculars to provide the best viewing of these elegant birds and their behavior and interactions with each other.

Again, this is limited to 20 people. Please sign up with me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Contact me for any additional information via email or at (406) 360-2345.