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The Great Backyard Bird Count - Feb. 17 through Feb. 20, 2012

Why not participate in this year's four-day Great Backyard Bird Count, and be a part of a real-time snapshot showing where the birds are across North America? It's easy! And all that is required is that you spend at least 15 minutes per day for one or more days of the count, in one or more locations of your choice.

At the end of the count, you will be able to enter your daily checklists online. There is even a regional bird checklist available for you to download to help in your count. What could be easier? And you have a chance to win one of the great "thank you" prizes offered in the random drawing from among all participants.

If you like to take pictures, there's also a Photo Contest. Judges from Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon Society will review the photos. The six categories are: Overall, Bird in its habitat, Behavior, Group shot (2 or more birds), Composition, and People enjoying birds.

If you're new to bird watching, there is a "Learn About Birds" section of the website with lots of helpful information.

To get started, go to http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/ and take a look around.

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Thursday, March 8, 2012 - Board Meeting, followed by General Meeting - Greater Sage-Grouse Behavior and Conservation, with particular emphasis on acoustic communication.

The board meets at 6:00 p.m., with the general meeting following at 7:00 p.m. Both meetings will be held in the basement meeting room of Big Horn Federal Savings and Loan located at 1701 Stampede Avenue in Cody.

Alan Krakauer, a postdoctoral researcher working with Dr. Gail Patricelli at the University of California Davis. They are studying the behavior and ecology of Greater Sage-grouse near Lander, Wyoming.

Light refreshments will be served.

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Thursday, April 12, 2012 - Board Meeting, followed by General Meeting - The Greater Yellowstone Raptor Experience (GYRE). Also annual election of Meadowlark Audubon Society Officers and Board Members.

The board meets at 6:00 p.m., with the general meeting following at 7:00 p.m. Both meetings will be held in room FAB 70, the lecture room of the Fagerberg Building on the Northwest College Campus in Powell. You may enter the building from 7th Street, across the street from the Hinckley Library building.

Melissa Hill, Assistant Curator of the GYRE program, Buffalo Bill Historical Center, will be the speaker for this program. The Greater Yellowstone Raptor Experience is a new live raptor education program at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, Wyoming. Visitors to the center will be able to view up close and personal some of Wyoming's well-known birds of prey.

Light refreshments will be served.

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Thursday, May 10, (or Saturday, May 12) 2012 - Board Meeting, followed by General Meeting - Rattlesnakes and Rattlesnake Awareness, plus White-winged Doves.

The board meets at 6:00 p.m., with the general meeting following at 7:00 p.m. Both meetings will be held in the basement meeting room of Big Horn Federal Savings and Loan located at 1701 Stampede Avenue in Cody.

Philip McClinton, MS, Assistant Curator, Draper Museum of Natural History, Buffalo Bill Historical Center, will present this program on rattlesnakes and White-winged Doves.

Light refreshments will be served.

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Coming Soon! "Birding Basics" workshops are being planned for spring and summer of 2012.

If you would like to join others in two classroom sessions plus one guided field trip session, these workshops are for you.

Fees are $35 for Meadowlark Audubon members, or $40 for non-members, which includes a complimentary one-year membership. Proceeds will go toward the annual college scholarship award program for a graduating high school senior who is planning to pursue a career in conservation, wildlife management or a related field.

More information will be available as plans are completed.

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Board meetings are held on the second Thursday of the month prior to the general meeting, September through November and January through June. Board meetings begin at 6:00 p.m., and the general meetings begin at 7:00 p.m. The June board meeting is usually a combined picnic and meeting. For more information, e-mail President Destin Harrell at <destin_harrell@hotmail.com>

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Updated: 2/10/2012

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