birds

There are many indicators that you, indeed, have a healthy backyard. How do you take the temperature of your yard and how do you know if it's alive or dead?

Do you enjoy watching the birds around your house?
You might be able to attract more by making a bird feeder out of a recycled plastic bottle at the Paul Smith Children's Village in Lions Park on Tuesday, May 19.

Have you ever tried to make a bird's nest?
I've seen lots of birds carrying twigs, grass and other materials back to a tree to build their nests, but I really don't know how they get it all to stay together. We can find out at a science workshop at the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens on Tuesd…

Have you heard about the new education project at the Dry Creek Conservation area east of Cheyenne?
The Cheyenne High Plains Audubon Society is offering a free tour of the wetlands area this Saturday, October 25, starting at 8 a.m.

We hate to say it but, fall is right around the corner and your local feathered friends will be depending on you to help them out.

Spring is a great time to start thinking about what to fill your bird feeders with. Well that all depends on what exactly you are trying to attract. Hummingbirds? Northern Flickers? Gold Finches? or a common House Sparrow?

You'll have your chance to participate in a mini-bird count on Saturday, May 17, 2014. There are three ways in which you may participate in the "Big Day" event this month.

Birder Dennis Saville will teach a beginner or "refresher" course brought to you by the Cheyenne High Plains Audubon Society or CHPAS, for their annual Spring birding class.

Most everyone likes to look at and attract colorful hummingbirds. They are really neat and fascinating creatures that like to frequent the yard here in Wyoming.