Scavenger Hunt Assignment:

How many hummingbirds can you spot? Snap a photo, tag it with #pollinateCO, and post it to our Facebook page at Colorado Pollinator Month for your chance to win this week’s prize.

This week’s prize is a set of tickets for Denver Botanic Gardens at York Street in Denver.

 

This Week’s Reading: Hummingbird Science

Places to find hummingbirds:

Denver Botanic Gardens at York Street in Denver

Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield in Littleto

Gardens on Spring Creek in Fort Collins

Discover Museum Habitat Hero Garden in Fort Collins

Loveland Visitor Center Habitat Hero Garden

Denver Audubon Habitat Hero Garden

Civic Green Park in Highlands Ranch

Lory State Park

Nature hike

Your yard or community

 

This Week’s Pollinator Events:

Kids Pollinator Event on June 18th at Cherokee Ranch. More information can be found HERE.

Native Bee Lecture for Adults on June 19th beginning at 6:30 pm at Cherokee Ranch. More information can be found HERE.

Fort Collins Museum of Discovery is hosting a Pollinator Day on June 23rd from 10-1pm.

 

Local student art show at Echter’s on June 24th

 

Take Action:  Get to know the hummingbirds of Colorado, and the native plants that support their wellbeing.  They frequently use pine trees for nesting sites, and red native flowers are very enticing to them.  Avoid red food dye; it’s terrible for them.