MURIE AUDUBON PRESENTS: WHAT’S HAPPENING IN ROTARY PARK
Joanne Theobald, a Certi?ed Wyoming Naturalist and a member of the Rotary Park Improvement Committee (RPIC), will be our guest speaker in May. She will discuss the current activities of the RPIC, including the installation of a Geology Interpretive Trail near the waterfall platforms this summer, and the redesigning and creation of new way ?nding signage along the park’s trails. Theobald will also share her volunteer work in the park with Natrona County Weed & Pest to help manage the spread of burdock and houndstongue. She is establishing sections in the lower part of the park that volunteer groups can adopt (after being trained) to remove burdock and houndstongue seedheads each summer. Finally, we will discuss the audience’s birding experiences and sightings in the park. Theobald, formerly director of counselling at Casper College, is a participant in University of Wyoming’s Wyoming Naturalist Program and teaches community education classes about plant life and ecosystems of Rotary Park. You may remember her previous program on Turkey Vultures in November 2022. The program will be on May 8, 2025 at 7 p.m., at the Izaak Walton Clubhouse, at 4205 Fort Caspar Road. Bruce Walgren
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On Saturday, June 14, we will walk around Rotary Park. Meet at 8:00 AM at the lower parking lot for a walk led by Joanne Theobald. This park has a fascination variety of plants, and Joanne will introduce us to the various plants. She will also discuss the problems associated with invasive plants, what is being done, and how we can help. We will also look at any birds we come across. Call Stacey Scott at 307-262-0055 for more details.
On Saturday, May 26, we will bird the Little Red Creek area. Meet at 8:00 AM at the Game and Fish Parking Lot, and then drive to Little Red Creek, which is on the south side of Casper Mountain. The road into Little Red Creek is a dirt, two-track that gets muddy easily. Luckily, the south side of the mountain is much drier than the north side. Call Stacey Scott if there is any question, or if you want more information, at 307-262-0055. Being much drier, the birds in this area are different from the ones you find on the wetter north side of the mountain. This area is well know for Chats that tee up and are fairly easy to see.
On Saturday, May 26, we will bird Little Red Creek, which is on the south side of Casper Mountain. We will meet at 8:00 AM at the Game and Fish Parking Lot. The road in is a dirt two-track that gets muddy with just a little rain. Luckily the south side of the mountain doesn’t get much rain, but if it looks wet, either check this website, or call Stacey Scott at 307-262-0055. The birds will be different from what you can find on the wetter north side of the mountain, so it should be lots of fun. This area is know for Chats that tee up where they can be seen.
On Saturday, May 24, we will have Mindfulness Birding. Meet at 9:00 AM at the Platte River Shelter. Your leaders will be Dylan Hicks and Jacob Mills. The Platte River Shelter is the one closest to the river if you drive straight into the park.
MURIE AUDUBON PRESENTS: BIRDS OF THE SAGEBRUSH STEPPE
While not unique to Wyoming, the sagebrush steppe is the dominant habitat in the state. With that, the birds that nest within these habitats include the Greater Sage-Grouse, Sage Thrasher, Brewer’s Sparrow, Sagebrush Sparrow, and Vesper Sparrow. Many studies and projects have riginated from the Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at the University of Wyoming to study these birds and their habitat. The projects include the response by songbirds to energy (oil, gas, as well as wind) development, ectoparasites, and the interaction of nest predators and songbirds. Dr. Anna Chalfoun is the Assistant Unit leader for Wildlife at the Unit. Anna and her graduate students have on-going projects focused on birds, small mammals, and herpetofauna. A primary focus of the work in the lab is to provide timely information to agency cooperators to facilitate the management of Wyoming’s non-game wildlife species to greatest conservation need. Dr. Chalfoun will be our guest speaker at our April 10, 2025 meeting at 7 p.m., at the Izaak Walton Clubhouse, at 4205 Fort Caspar Road. Bruce Walgren
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Meet near the Platte River Shelter (near the Osprey nest) at the Edeness Kimball Wilkins State Park at 8:00 AM on Saturday, May 10 to look migrants. Call Stacey Scott at 307-262-0055 for more information or if you cannot find us.
Meet near the Platte River Shelter (near the Osprey nest) at 8:00 AM at Edeness Kimball Wilkins State Park for a morning bird walk. Call Stacey Scott at 307-262-0055 for more details, or if you cannot find us.
Meet near the Platte River Shelter (near the Osprey nest) at 8:00 AM at Edeness Kimball Wilkins State Park for a morning bird walk. Call Stacey Scott at 307-262-0055 for more details, or if you cannot find us.
Meet near the Platte River Shelter (near the Osprey nest) at 8:00 AM at Edeness Kimball Wilkins State Park for a morning bird walk. Call Stacey Scott at 307-262-0055 for more details, or if you cannot find us.
