[BCNnet] Chicago Audubon Society Bienniel Awards Dinner and Cuba Program

[smchecchia at aol.com]

Here's a 2-part event that may interest you.  You are welcome to attend either part or both.      
Suzanne Checchia     
       
Saturday, March 28, 2015      
Silver Stallion Restaurant           Des Plaines, Illinois      
       
5:30 p.m.     Chicago Audubon Society Biennial Environmental Awards Banquet       
                     Cost:  $33.00      
Chicago Audubon Society has been honoring local champions of the environment since the 1970s.  Honorees are chosen for their notable contributions to conservation and birding.  They include land managers, stewards, monitors, journalists, public servants and others who have helped to preserve and protect local wildlife, flora and open space.       
       
Please join us to honor these conservation leaders.  Register online, see the full list of honorees and read more about the event at:      
http://www.chicagoaudubon.org/content/awards-dinner-and-annual-meeting ;             
       
7:30 p.m.     A Birder's Trip to Cuba Program      
                     Cost:  Free        All are welcome      
       
In this multi-media presentation, CAS Board Member Roberta Asher will share her first-person experiences on a trip to Cuba two years ago, a country few American birders have had the opportunity to visit.        
       
Cuba        is one of the most important countries for neotropical migratory birds.  A total of 370 species have been recorded on the island, including 26 endemic species and 25 endemic subspecies.  Among them are the small but spectacularly colorful Cuban Tody, the elegant Cuban Trogan and the Bee Hummingbird, the world's tiniest hummingbird.  In addition, Cuba is an island full of 50s nostalgia, enchanting scenery, rich culture, friendly people and alluring music.        
       
Phone:  CAS office  773-539-6793      
More info:  www.chicagoaudubon.org      
   
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