Cheyenne Audubon Aug. 16: Snowy Range field trip & Habitat Hero garden tour

[Barb Gorges]

Dear Wyobirders,

Cheyenne Audubon has you covered Saturday, Aug. 16, whether you want to go on a bird hike in the Snowies, or whether you'd like to tour one or more of the three Cheyenne Habitat Hero gardens open from 9 a.m. - noon. Hope you can join us for one or the other! Details below.

Barb Gorges

Cheyenne - High Plains Audubon Society

August 16, 7:00 a.m. – Free Field Trip: Snowy Range birding hike

                Cheyenne Audubon members invite the public for a free birdwatching hike Aug. 16 to the Snowy Range. People of all birding skill levels are invited to see a variety of mountain birds such as white-crowned sparrow, fox sparrow and ruby-crowned kinglet.        

Participants will leave the Lions Park parking lot between the Children’s Village at the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens and the picnic shelter at 7 a.m. and drive about 90 miles west to the Libby Lake picnic area. Carpooling may be available. If you need a ride or can offer a ride, please mention it when registering. Return to Cheyenne is expected before 5 p.m., though people with their own transportation may leave at any time.

                Bring lunch or a snack, water and clothes for variable weather. Bring binoculars if available.

                Please call Grant Frost, 307-343-2024, to register so as to be contacted about any changes in plan, due to weather, for instance.

                For more information about the Cheyenne – High Plains Audubon Society, please visit https://cheyenneaudubon.org/.

Xxx

 

August 16, 9 a.m. – noon – Free: Cheyenne Habitat Hero garden tour

                The Cheyenne Habitat Hero Committee invites the public to visit three Cheyenne Habitat Hero gardens that are bird and pollinator-friendly Saturday, Aug. 16, between 9 a.m. and noon. There is no entrance fee. Drop by any time while the gardens are open.

                The garden locations are:

Earl DeGroot and Donna Griffith – 711 Vandehei Street

Eric Dalton – 909 Foyer Avenue

Bella Fuoco Wood-fired Pizza (not open for business until 5 p.m.) – 2115 Warren Avenue.

                For more information about these gardens and the Habitat Hero program, see https://cheyennegardengossip.wordpress.com/.

                For information about becoming a local Habitat Hero, see https://cheyenneaudubon.org/habitat-hero/.

xxx