Barb Gorges
Return to other 30 All-Stars for 30 Years
Location: Cheyenne, Wyoming
What do you enjoy the most about the GBBC?
The birds! And the people for the years we have taken an Audubon field trip during the GBBC.
Do you have a favorite GBBC moment?
No one story in particular. It all blends together.
Who do you enjoy birding with?
My husband, Mark Gorges.
Do you have a favorite place you like to go birding?
Our yard has attracted interesting birds and you can see most of it from inside, where we are warm and out of the wind. But outside, we all head for the Wyoming Hereford Ranch. The owners encourage birders to visit and have even made trails along the creek for us. It has been a Wyoming Important Bird Area for more than 20 years.
Do you have a spark bird or spark moment?
As a teenager, two birds, actually, same bike ride along a parkway in my hometown of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin: Rose-breasted Grosbeak and Indigo Bunting. Surprisingly, I’ve seen them both in our Cheyenne backyard during spring migration, mixed in with their western counterparts, Black-headed Grosbeak and Lazuli Bunting.
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