February 14-17, Great Backyard Bird Count
From Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Spend time in your favorite places watching birds—then tell us about them! In as little as 15 minutes notice the birds around you. Identify them, count them, and submit your counts to help scientists better understand and protect birds around the world.

If you already use eBird or Merlin, your submissions over the 4 days count toward GBBC.  You can get detailed information about this event at https://www.birdcount.org/

February 15, 1:00 p.m. – Field Trip: Tie City Trailhead – Medicine Bow National Forest
We will leave the Lions Park parking lot south of the Children’s Village at 1 p.m.   Carpooling should be available for the 40-mile drive to the trailhead. 

Be prepared for snowy conditions. The trip is free, open to the public, and non-birders of all ages are encouraged to join us to learn about the birds we see. We can watch the feeders that Don Jones keeps stocked from the warming hut. We expect minimal walking and nice conditions on a winter day.

We may see a variety of winter forest birds including Pine Grosbeak, Red Crossbill, Steller’s Jay, woodpeckers, nuthatches and more. We may even see a rosy-finch. We expect to be back in town by 4:30 p.m. Be sure to bring water, and dress for changing weather. If you are interested in going, contact Grant Frost, 307-343-2024, so that he has a list of those expected, and he can let you know if the plans change for any reason like bad weather.

February 18, 6:30 p.m. Program: Chris Madson
Cheyenne Audubon invites the public for a free program, at 6:30 p.m. in the Cottonwood Room at the Laramie County Library, 2200 Pioneer Ave., featuring guest speaker Chris Madson.

Chris, the retired, long-time, award-winning editor of Wyoming Wildlife magazine, will re-give his May 2024 Cheyenne-High Plains Audubon banquet talk, “From the Grass Up” that leads us through the fascinating history of the Audubon movement and highlights some of the Wyoming conservationists, such as Frank Bond, who were important in the early Audubon Society. Chris’s talk will be professionally recorded that night and archived for public access at the Wyoming Heritage Center. Also, see the President’s Message for more information about Chris’s presentation (February Flyer).

February 25, 6:00 p.m. – Monthly Board Meeting
Contact us, cheyenneaudubon@gmail.com, if you would like to attend and participate in helping to plan chapter activities, or if you are interested in volunteering in some of our activities. This meeting will be held at the Laramie County Library in the Sage Room, 2nd floor.

March 7, 8:00 a.m. – Country Club Bird Survey
Contact Chuck Seniawski to be on his email notice list: 307-638-6519 or chuckski@aol.com. The count will start in the Country Club’s clubhouse’s main parking lot. These outings are free and open to everyone, but please let Chuck know you are coming.