Big weekend July 10-11 for local Audubon members, but nonmember public welcome free of charge

This is an update on our upcoming gathering at Nightbird Books in Fayetteville from 7 to 8:30 PM Saturday, July 10, 2010, and the field trip to Chesney Prairie Natural Area near Siloam Springs (Sunday, July 11, meet 8 AM). The NWAAS “meeting” will last about 1-2 minutes; the main part of the evening is a lecture by Joe Neal with photographs of birds from the western U.S. that have been documented in Arkansas. The field trip at Chesney is an opportunity to visit a native Tallgrass Prairie in FULL BLOOM, walking through the area on a mowed trail--with many birds, of course. EVERYONE is welcome for both events; you do not need to be a member to participate. For details, call Joe Neal 479-521-1858.